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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guy A Dumont | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Franco De Angelis | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies |
| Azim Shariff | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Hilary Grocott | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Neeru Gupta | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, School of Population and Public Health |
| Steve Morgan | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Catharine Winstanley | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Tony Yang | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Dorothy Chang | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Music |
| Maria Soledad Fernandez Utrera | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies |
| Bern Klein | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering |
| Nadia Ahmed Khan | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of General Internal Medicine |
| Xiaoyan Jiang | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Henry Siu | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| Kourosh Afshar | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Urologic Sciences |
| Erik Skarsgard | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery |
| Trevor Barnes | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Geography |
| Philippe Tortell | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Department of Botany |
| Patrick Kirchen | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Alexei Kojevnikov | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of History |
| Jingyi Chen | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Joel Conrad Bakan | Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Jeffrey Sayer | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |