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".
Supervisor Directory
| Name | Role Sort ascending | Faculty | Academic Unit(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Ivsins | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Social Medicine |
| Isha Agarwal | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Finance |
| Thomas Velenosi | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Alexandra Peck | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory |
| Whitney French | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Creative Writing |
| Ryan Davis | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Music |
| Yanpu He | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Sofia Bartlett | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Keegan Korthauer | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Statistics |
| Alexander Weber | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Keun Park | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Kaitlyn Gaynor | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology, Department of Botany |
| Brett Hilton | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences |
| Glory Ovie | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational Studies |
| Peter West | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Zachary Pennington | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Courtney Pollock | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Physical Therapy |
| Tricia Logan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs |
| David Montwe | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Eva Nichols | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Matthew Wiens | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Joan Ongchoco | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Yilin Pan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational Studies |
| Calvin Kuo | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Zahra Hayat | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Anthropology |
| Liv Yoon | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| J. Frank Li | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Accounting and Information Systems |
| Yuan Yao | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Ismail El Baggari | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Jacqueline Quandt | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Ali Ameli | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Renjie Liao | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Hyejung Jun | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Music |
| Erika Fundelius | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Karice Mitchell | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory |
| Michelle Kunimoto | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Kelsey Allen | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science, Department of Psychology |
| Ross Bryant | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Health Sciences |
| Alberto Mokak Teguia | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Finance |
| Georgios Makris | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory |
| Anais Orsi | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Warren Cardinal-McTeague | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Melanie Nelson | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Enda Murphy | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Jacob Koundouonon Moutouama | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany |
| Nicolle Sandoval Gonzalez | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| William Gourlay | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Urologic Sciences |
| Naveena Naqvi | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |
| Kwang Moo Yi | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Devon Greyson | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |