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".
Supervisor Directory
| Name | Role Sort descending | Faculty | Academic Unit(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyosub Kim | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| Eric Lees | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Rabia Khan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Justin Zhang | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Hilla Weidberg | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences |
| Andrea Reid | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries |
| Drew Clark | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
| Anosh Irani | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Creative Writing |
| Simon Oya | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Enda Murphy | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Jacob Koundouonon Moutouama | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany |
| Nicolle Sandoval Gonzalez | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Isha Agarwal | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Finance |
| Thomas Velenosi | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Alexandra Peck | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory |
| Whitney French | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Creative Writing |
| Callan Hummel | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Political Science |
| Xiangyi Liao | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Callista Yee | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Keegan Korthauer | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Statistics |
| Alexander Weber | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Keun Park | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Kaitlyn Gaynor | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology, Department of Botany |
| Brett Hilton | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences |
| Godwin Dzah | Assistant Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Sam Fereshtehnejad | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Neurology |
| Courtney Pollock | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Physical Therapy |
| Tricia Logan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs |
| David Montwe | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Eva Nichols | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Matthew Wiens | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Joan Ongchoco | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Kathryn McConnell | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Sadia Shirazi | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory |
| Ido Levin | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Calvin Kuo | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Zahra Hayat | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Anthropology |
| Liv Yoon | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
| J. Frank Li | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Accounting and Information Systems |
| Marika Kunnas | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| Alex Yu-Ting Lin | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Public Policy and Global Affairs |
| Ashley Dalrymple | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Physical Therapy |
| Jacqueline Quandt | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| Ali Ameli | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Renjie Liao | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Hyejung Jun | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Music |
| Erika Fundelius | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Karice Mitchell | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory |
| Alycia Hall | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of History |
| Alexander Ross | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Information |