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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Patrick | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Alla Sheffer | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Nadia Ahmed Khan | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of General Internal Medicine |
| Xiaoyan Jiang | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Leslie Van Duzer | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture |
| Paul Pavlidis | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry, Michael Smith Laboratories |
| Stephen K.L. Chia | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Medical Oncology |
| Michael Zeitlin | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| Doug Altshuler | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| David Schaeffer | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Claire Kremen | Professor | Faculty of Science | Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, Department of Zoology |
| Susan Samuel | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Curtis Berlinguette | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Sheldon Green | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Catharine Rankin | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Claudia Ruitenberg | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational Studies |
| Rose-Marie Dechaine | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Linguistics |
| Leonora Angeles | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Community and Regional Planning, Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice |
| Filip Van Petegem | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| Shaylih Muehlmann | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Anthropology |
| Sam Michael Wiseman | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery |
| Harvey Lui | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Dermatology & Skin Science |
| Toni Schmader | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Sian Echard | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| Takamasa Momose | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Darren Dahl | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science |
| Scott Hinch | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Philip Loewen | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| George Belliveau | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| Sven Bachmann | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| John Ries | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Strategy and Business Economics |
| Zachary Hudson | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Catherine Garnis | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery |
| Mark Carpenter | Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| Bern Klein | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering |
| Vinayak Vatsal | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| William Miller | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy |
| Robert Rohling | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Bruce Vallance | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Siyun Wang Kazun | Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Food, Nutrition & Health |
| Kenichi Takahata | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Bonny Norton | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| Steven Wilton | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Lee Paul Gunderson | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| Stepan Wood | Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Frank Donald Wood | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Freda Miller | Professor | Faculty of Science | Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Medical Genetics |
| Nelly Pante | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Scott Renneckar | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Wood Science |
| John Ogrodniczuk | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry |