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 ascending | Faculty | Academic Unit(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Shneiderman | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Anthropology, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs |
| Thomas Mattison | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| John Frostad | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Nancy Sin | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Vicki Floyd Knight | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Sarah Hedtrich | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Mila Zuo | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Theatre & Film |
| Sandesh Shivananda | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Laura Nelson | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Peter Hudson | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Geography |
| Nicola Levell | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Anthropology |
| Yann Cornil | Associate Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science |
| Peter Cole | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| Matthijs Smit | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Mieszko Lis | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Ying MacNab | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Brian Hunt | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries |
| Jie Cheng | Associate Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Emily Brigham | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Respiratory Medicine |