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 | Faculty | Academic Unit(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kishore Mulpuri | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Orthopaedics |
| Peter Munk | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Radiology |
| Joaquin Munoz | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| Tamara Munzner | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Anne Murphy | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of History |
| Enda Murphy | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Gail Murphy | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Michael Murphy | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Microbiology & Immunology |
| Rachel Murphy | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Timothy Murphy | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry |
| Mathav Murugan | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Tamara Myers | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of History |
| Isla Myers-Smith | Professor | Faculty of Forestry | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Ivan Robert Nabi | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Ryozo Nagamune | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Mahesh Nagarajan | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Operations and Logistics |
| Prashant Nair | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Fuyubi Nakamura | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |
| Ning Nan | Associate Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Accounting and Information Systems |
| Lucia Nappi | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Urologic Sciences |
| Naveena Naqvi | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |
| Priti Narayan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Geography |
| Vin Nardizzi | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of English Language and Literatures |
| Samson Nashon | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| Panos Nasiopoulos | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Lisa Nathan | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Information |
| Monika Naus | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Cyrus Neary | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Brad Nelson | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Harry William Nelson | Associate Professor | Faculty of Forestry | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Laura Nelson | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Melanie Nelson | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education |
| Lorien Nesbitt | Associate Professor | Faculty of Forestry | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Oliver Neumann | Associate Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture |
| Christie Newton | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Family Practice |
| Raymond Tak-Yan Ng | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Christopher Nguan | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Urologic Sciences |
| Eva Nichols | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Cecily Nicholson | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Creative Writing |
| Cynthia Nicol | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| Savvakis Nicolaou | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Radiology |
| Torsten Nielsen | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
| William Nikolakis | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Forestry | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| Laura Nimmon | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy |
| Eddie Ning | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science |
| Corey Nislow | Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Frederik Noack | Associate Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Food and Resource Economics |
| Jac Nobiss | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Social Work |
| Jacqueline Noder | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Materials Engineering |
| Alireza Nojeh | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |