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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Rodrigues | Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Colin Brauner | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Joerg Bohlmann | Professor | Faculty of Science | Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Botany |
| Kirk Schultz | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| David MacDonald | Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences |
| Jan Peter Dutz | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Dermatology & Skin Science |
| Lari Hakkinen | Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences |
| Joshua Folk | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| David Tindall | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Andrew Churg | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Arminee Kazanjian | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Torsten Nielsen | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| James Enns | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Cyril Leung | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Steven Shechter | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Operations and Logistics |
| Erik Kwakkel | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Information |
| Sophia Frangou | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry |
| Douglas Allan | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences |
| Mariana Brussoni | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics, School of Population and Public Health |