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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Jacobs | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Political Science |
| Daan Maijer | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Materials Engineering |
| Ian Frigaard | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mathematics |
| Stepan Wood | Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Frank Donald Wood | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Susan Samuel | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Hisham Zerriffi | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Kalina Christoff Hadjiilieva | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Richard Price | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Political Science |
| Hongshen Ma | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Tim Salcudean | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Lesley Andres | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational Studies |
| Jonathan Ichikawa | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Philosophy |
| Susan Forwell | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy |
| Rick Carvalho | Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences |
| Roland Stull | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Gavin Stuart | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| Jeffrey Richards | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Roman Krems | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Sven Bachmann | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Jose Marti | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Kim Nguyen Chi | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Medical Oncology |
| Timothy Murphy | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry |