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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Dierker | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Orlando Rojas | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Department of Wood Science |
| Christoph Ortner | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Sharmila Anandasabapathy | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Gastroenterology |
| Amy Kim | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Ariel Zhitnitsky | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Brad Nelson | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Younes Alila | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Hannah Wittman | Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Applied Biology, Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability |
| Vinay Ramnath Kamat | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Anthropology |
| Courtney Booker | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of History |
| John Mancini | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Divisions of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery |
| Martin Ordonez | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Pamela Hoodless | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics, School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Bruce Verchere | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Susan Baldwin | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Andrew Rechnitzer | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Ian Mackenzie | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Matthias Militzer | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Materials Engineering |
| Yue Qian | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Julie Prytulak | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Dawn Gano | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Kavita Philip | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| Steven Miller | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Andrew Macnab | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Leanne Currie | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
| Mary Chapman | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| Hugh Davies | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Christopher Wyatt | Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Health Sciences |
| Peter Zed | Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Simon Peacock | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Murat Aydede | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Philosophy |
| Diane Lacaille | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Rheumatology |
| Yuzhuo Wang | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Urologic Sciences |
| James Kronstad | Professor | Faculty of Science | Michael Smith Laboratories |
| Romeo Chua | Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| Abdul Karim Qayumi | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery |
| Tal Jarus | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy |
| Rena Sharon | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Music |
| William Gibson | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Ara Norenzayan | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Amy Angert | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany, Department of Zoology |
| Colin Gay | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Rajeev Jaiman | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Lalitha Raman-Wilms | Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Gary Hinshaw | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Harish Krishnan | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Operations and Logistics |
| Andre Marziali | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Hasan Cavusoglu | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Accounting and Information Systems |
| Lisa Matthewson | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Linguistics |