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".
Advice on how to reach out to supervisors
Supervisor Directory
| Name | Role Sort ascending | Faculty | Academic Unit(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dina Al-Kassim | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| Kota Mizumoto | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Mari Fujita | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture |
| Skye Barbic | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy |
| Carol Liao | Associate Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Tao Huan | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Adriana Pigozzo Manso | Associate Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Health Sciences |
| Sabrina Leslie | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Philipp Blanke | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Radiology |
| Stefka Marinova-Todd | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Audiology and Speech Sciences |
| Nathanael Lauster | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Lisa Nathan | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Information |
| Andrea Bundon | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| Lindsey Richardson | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Amery Wu | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Michelle Tseng | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany, Department of Zoology |
| Feng Jiang | Associate Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Wood Science |
| Leyton Schnellert | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| Douglas Sladen | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Audiology and Speech Sciences |