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 Sort descending | Faculty | Academic Unit(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyril Leung | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Steven Shechter | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Operations and Logistics |
| Erik Kwakkel | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Information |
| Sophia Frangou | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry |
| Douglas Allan | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences |
| Mariana Brussoni | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics, School of Population and Public Health |
| Vanessa Auld | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Matthew Soules | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture |
| Paul Yong | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| Michael Bostock | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Charles Fisher | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Orthopaedics |
| Joel Teichman | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Urologic Sciences |
| Dana Claxton | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory |
| Diane Srivastava | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
| Samia Khan | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| Jason Hein | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Eric Cytrynbaum | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Jasper Wood | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Music |
| R Jonathan Fannin | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Civil Engineering |