Research Supervisors

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)
Donal O'Donoghue Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Gunilla Oberg Professor Faculty of Science Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability
Timothy Oberlander Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Eva Oberle Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine
Harjot Singh Oberoi Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Shin Oblander Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Marketing and Behavioural Science
Darko Odic Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Gina Ogilvie Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
John Ogrodniczuk Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Alix Ohlin Professor Faculty of Arts School of Creative Writing
Emmanuela Ojukwu Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Graziano Oldani Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
John Oliffe Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Rachel Ollivier Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Carl Ollivier-Gooch Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
James Olson Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Robert Olson Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Christopher Ong Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Joan Ongchoco Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Bathseba Opini Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Sharalyn Orbaugh Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Martin Ordonez Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Julia Orell Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory
Patrick Scott Orr Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Strategy and Business Economics
Anais Orsi Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Hernan Ortiz Molina Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Christoph Ortner Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Ipek Oruc Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Lisa Osborne Associate Professor Faculty of Science Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Scott Oser Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Kai Ostwald Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Sarah Otto Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Christopher Mark Overall Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Glory Ovie Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Thomas Oxland Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Simon Oya Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Joseph Paat Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Operations and Logistics
Alberto Padoan Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Brent Page Associate Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dinesh Pai Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
Gaby Pailer Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies
Yevhenii Pakhomov Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Anita Palepu Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine
Heather Palis Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Daniela Palombo Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Judith Paltin Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Rebecca Paluch Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
Yilin Pan Assistant Professor Faculty of Education Department of Educational Studies
William Panenka Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry

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