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)
Sharon Dell Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Anita DeLongis Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Jessica Dempsey Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Brittany Dennis Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Social Medicine
Jessica Dennis Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Adrien Desjardins Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Rubee Dev Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science School of Nursing
Michael Devereux Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Tahia Devisscher Assistant Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest Resources Management
Angela Devlin Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Olivia Di Matteo Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Adele Diamond Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Ella Dias Saraiva-Patelli Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Alexander Dick Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Steve Dierker Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Julian Dierkes Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Jiarui Ding Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Computer Science
David Dixon Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Joy Dixon Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
Quynh Doan Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Carey Doberstein Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Political Science
Teresa Dobson Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Michael Walter Doebeli Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics
Stefan Dollinger Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Phillip Domeier Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Department of Microbiology & Immunology
R Glen Donaldson Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Finance
Xuesen Dong Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Urologic Sciences
Leeann Donnelly Associate Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences
Simon Donner Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Colin Dormuth Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Jennifer Douglas Associate Professor Faculty of Arts School of Information
David Dreisinger Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Materials Engineering
Mauricio Drelichman Professor Faculty of Arts Vancouver School of Economics
Yvette Drew Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Medical Oncology
Igor Drljaca Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre & Film
Kevin Duan Assistant Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Michel Ducharme Associate Professor Faculty of Arts Department of History
David Duff Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Patricia Duff Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Kay Duffy Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Trevor Dummer Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Guy A Dumont Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
W Scott Dunbar Professor Faculty of Applied Science Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Elizabeth Dunn Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Psychology
Franck Duong Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Souradeep Dutta Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Jan Peter Dutz Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Dermatology & Skin Science
Marcel F S Dvorak Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics
Bo Earle Assistant Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Margaret Early Associate Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education

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