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 ascending | Faculty | Academic Unit(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Turvey | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Philip C Stamp | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Christopher Patterson | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice |
| Adam Clare | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Michael Wolf | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Maya Kopylova | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Aslam Anis | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Dinesh Pai | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Computer Science |
| Teresa Dobson | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
| Peter C Leung | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| Douglas Scott | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
| Deborah Money | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| Emma Cunliffe | Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
| Siwan Anderson | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| Andre Ivanov | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Anming Zhang | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Operations and Logistics |
| Edward Grant | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Martin Tanner | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Michael Kobor | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics |
| Russ Algar | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
| Jonathan Davies | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany, Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
| Lalitha Raman-Wilms | Professor | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Margaret Kovach | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational Studies |
| Jehannine Austin | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medical Genetics, Department of Psychiatry |
| Ali Abdi | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Educational Studies |
| Lukas Chrostowski | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Helen Brown | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
| James Olson | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Shubhayan Sanatani | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Gaston Gordillo | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Anthropology |
| Timothy Oberlander | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics, School of Population and Public Health |
| Mieke Koehoorn | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
| Hao Li | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
| David Kuhl | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Family Practice |
| Boris Stoeber | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Harry Brumer | Professor | Faculty of Science | Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Chemistry |
| Martin Hirst | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Michael Smith Laboratories |
| Kristin Laurin | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
| Guy Stecklov | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
| Anotida Madzwamuse | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
| Russell Lundholm | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Accounting and Information Systems |
| Bianca Eskelson | Professor | Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship | Department of Forest Resources Management |
| P Terence Phang | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery |
| Jim Christenson | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Emergency Medicine |
| Alexander Rauscher | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
| Quentin Charles Cronk | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany |
| Colin Collins | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Urologic Sciences |
| Philippe le Billon | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, Department of Geography |
| Peter Tsz Lung Choi | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics |
| Rachel Fernandez | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Microbiology & Immunology |