The supervisor is the key person in a thesis-based graduate degree program. The principal role of the supervisor is to help students achieve their scholastic potential and to chair the student’s Supervisory Committee. The Supervisor will provide reasonable commitment, accessibility, professionalism, stimulation, guidance, respect and consistent encouragement to the student. Learn more
Graduate programs have different expectations regarding prospective students contacting faculty members. Some require commitment of a faculty member as thesis supervisor prior to applying while others assign supervisors in the first year. Please review the requirements for each program in the degree listing under the heading "Admission Information & Requirements" in step 3 "Prepare Application" under "Thesis Supervision".
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Supervisor Directory
| Name | Role Sort descending | Faculty | Academic Unit(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reinhard Krausz | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry |
| Margot Young | Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Leila Harris | Professor | Faculty of Science | Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice |
| Mark Jellinek | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Kevin Leyton-Brown | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Colm Ryan | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Respiratory Medicine |
| Liisa Holsti | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy |
| Gail Murphy | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Donald Garbuz | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Orthopaedics |
| Ivan Robert Nabi | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Gunilla Oberg | Professor | Faculty of Science | Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability |
| Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Guofang Li | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| Simone Castellarin | Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Applied Biology |
| William Honer | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry |
| Harry Brumer | Professor | Faculty of Science | Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Chemistry |
| Martin Hirst | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Michael Smith Laboratories |
| Kristin Laurin | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Guy Stecklov | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |