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 | Faculty | Academic Unit(s) |
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C. D. Alison Bailey | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |
Kimberly Bain | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
Donna Baines | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Social Work |
Erin Baines | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Public Policy and Global Affairs |
Joel Conrad Bakan | Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
Donald Leslie Baker | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |
Markus Baldauf | Associate Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Finance |
Susan Baldwin | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
Roberta Ballarin | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Philosophy |
Marcel Bertran Bally | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
Neil Balmforth | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
Shernaz Bamji | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences |
Nick Bansback | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
Nemkumar Banthia | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Civil Engineering |
Ignacio Barbeito Sanchez | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry | Department of Forest Resources Management |
Skye Barbic | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy |
Richard Barichello | Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Food and Resource Economics |
Shaun Barker | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
Trevor Barnes | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Geography |
Kristen Barnett | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Anthropology |
Andrew Baron | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
Alasdair Barr | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
Paul Bartha | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Philosophy |
Jason Barton | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Neurology |
Jessica Barudin | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Community and Regional Planning |
Ali Bashashati Saghezchi | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Biomedical Engineering |
John Bass | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture |
Ken Bassett | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Family Practice |
Bruce Baum | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Political Science |
Jennifer Baumbusch | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
Patrick Baylis | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
Hamideh Bayrampour Basmenj | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Midwifery Program |
Clare Louise Beasley | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry |
Jon Beasley-Murray | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies |
John Henry Beatty | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Philosophy |
Mark Beauchamp | Professor | Faculty of Education | School of Kinesiology |
Kim Beauchesne | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies |
Paul Beaudry | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
Sara Beck | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Civil Engineering |
Roger Beckie | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
Mohamed Bedaiwy | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
Robinder Bedi | Associate Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
Matthew Bedke | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Philosophy |
Kai Behrend | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
Billy-Ray Belcourt | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Creative Writing |
George Belliveau | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
Jan Bena | Associate Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Finance |
Francois Benard | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Radiology |
Oscar Benavente | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Neurology |
Janine Benedet | Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law |