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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Adrien Desjardins | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Xiaotao Bi | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Thaïsa Way | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture |
| Jeremy Seamans | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry |
| Danielle van Jaarsveld | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources |
| Hasan Cavusoglu | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Accounting and Information Systems |
| Hannah Wittman | Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Applied Biology, Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability |
| Taraneh Sowlati | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Wood Science |
| Steve Feng | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Ailana Fraser | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Sudip Shekhar | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Sheila Woody | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Joanna Cannon | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Elod Lajos Gyenge | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Brian Wilson | Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| Moshe Rozali | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| K.S. Joseph | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, School of Population and Public Health |
| Nicole Fortin | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| Michael Hasinoff | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Jinhua Chen | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |
| Bruce Carleton | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Adeera Levin | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Nephrology |
| John Mark Ansermino | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Omer Angel | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Geoffrey Cundiff | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| Peter Zed | Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Kiran Soma | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Wyeth Wasserman | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Peter Tsz Lung Choi | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Maureen Ashe | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Family Practice |
| Robert Holt | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics, Department of Psychiatry |
| Paul Pavlidis | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry, Michael Smith Laboratories |
| Glenn Sammis | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Eric Cytrynbaum | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Francis Lynn | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery, School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Darko Odic | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Yue Qian | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Reinhard Jetter | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany, Department of Chemistry |
| Younes Alila | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |