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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Avina | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Rheumatology |
| Allan Bertram | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Matthew Lorincz | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Dan Bizzotto | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Susan Herrington | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture |
| Teresa Dobson | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| Jan Marshall Friedman | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Philip Hieter | Professor | Faculty of Science | Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Medical Genetics |
| Suzana Straus | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Mark Beauchamp | Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| Juri Jatskevich | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Michael Devereux | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| Mona Gleason | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational Studies |
| Andrew Rechnitzer | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Harry Brumer | Professor | Faculty of Science | Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Chemistry |
| Martin Hirst | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Michael Smith Laboratories |
| Isla Myers-Smith | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Jill Zwicker | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy |
| Leila Harris | Professor | Faculty of Science | Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice |
| Kalle Karu | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Michael Cox | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Urologic Sciences |
| Gerry Veenstra | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Brian Wetton | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Raymond Tak-Yan Ng | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science, Department of Medicine |
| Kishore Mulpuri | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Orthopaedics |
| Katherine White | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science |
| William Gibson | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Michael Kobor | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Christopher Ryerson | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Respiratory Medicine |
| Kelly Clifton | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Community and Regional Planning |
| Matthew Choptuik | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Savvas Hatzikiriakos | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Villy Christensen | Professor | Faculty of Science | Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries |
| Aslam Anis | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Dinesh Pai | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Quentin Charles Cronk | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany |
| Jeffrey Brubacher | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Emergency Medicine |
| John Sherman | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Reid Holmes | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Merje Kuus | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Geography |
| Marc Horwitz | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Microbiology & Immunology |
| W Scott Dunbar | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering |
| David Geoffrey Hall | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Kevin Bennewith | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Thomas Oxland | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Orthopaedics, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Marina von Keyserlingk | Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Applied Biology |
| Christopher Loewen | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences |
| Guangyu Wang | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Hoi Kong | Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| David Gramling | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies |