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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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 |