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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexei Kojevnikov | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of History |
| Fei Wang | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational Studies |
| Michael Zeitlin | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| Mark Martinez | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Zhen Wang | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Ozgur Yilmaz | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Eli Puterman | Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| Steven J Jones | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Blair Leavitt | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Jozsef Solymosi | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Antony Hodgson | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Christopher Rea | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |
| Martin Ordonez | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Amori Mikami | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Ronaldo Cerri | Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Applied Biology |
| Murali Chandrashekaran | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science |
| Ismail Laher | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Andrea Damascelli | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Anne Condon | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Steven Pelech | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Neurology |
| Wendy Robinson | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Julia Rubin | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Arman Rahmim | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Radiology, Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Erik Pioro | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medicine |
| Shyh-Dar Li | Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Douglas Matsell | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Andrew Krahn | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Divisions of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery |
| Ussif Rashid Sumaila | Professor | Faculty of Science | Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs |
| Malabika Pramanik | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| David Duff | Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| James Kronstad | Professor | Faculty of Science | Michael Smith Laboratories |
| Brian Kwon | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Orthopaedics |
| Alison Lister | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Adele Diamond | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry |
| Terrance Preston Snutch | Professor | Faculty of Science | Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Psychiatry |
| Patrick Kirchen | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Steven Wilton | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Adam Frankel | Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Alison Wylie | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Philosophy |
| Kimberley Brownlee | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Philosophy |
| Ngai Pindell | Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Kristiina Kumpulainen | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| Nadine Caron | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery |
| Catharine Winstanley | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Ken Bassett | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Family Practice |
| Lutz Lampe | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Paul Yong | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| Martin McKeown | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Neurology |
| Tom Blydt-Hansen | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Eric Margolis | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Philosophy |