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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 |
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Raftery, James | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Music |
Rahmani, Mona | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering |
Rahmim, Arman | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Radiology, Department of Physics & Astronomy |
Raibmon, Paige | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of History |
Rajagopal, Harini | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Language & Literacy Education |
Raker, Ethan | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
Ramana, M. V. | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Public Policy and Global Affairs |
Ramankutty, Navin | Professor | Faculty of Arts | School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability |
Ramdorai, Sujatha | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
Ramer, Matthew | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
Ramsay, Scott | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
Ranger, Manon | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | School of Nursing |
Rankin, Catharine | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
Rauscher, Alexander | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
Raymond, Lynn | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry |
Raynard, Mia | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources |
Razack, Saleem | Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
Rea, Christopher | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Asian Studies |
Rechnitzer, Andrew | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
Redekop, Gary | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Surgery |
Regier, Dean | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | School of Population and Public Health |
Rehavi, M. | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Vancouver School of Economics |
Reichstein, Zinovy | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
Reid, Andrea | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries |
Reid, Gregor | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Pediatrics |
Reid, Jolene | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Chemistry |
Reilly, Christopher | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Orthopaedics |
Reilly, Patrick | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources |
Reinsberg, Stefan | Associate Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics & Astronomy |
Renneckar, Scott | Professor | Faculty of Forestry | Department of Wood Science |
Renouf, Daniel | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Medical Oncology |
Renwick, Kerry | Professor | Faculty of Education | Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy |
Reynolds, Graham | Associate Professor | Peter A. Allard School of Law | |
Rhemtulla, Jeanine | Associate Professor | Faculty of Forestry | Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences |
Riano-Alcala, Pilar | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Institute for Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice |
Richards, Jeffrey | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Zoology |
Richardson, Alan Walter | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Philosophy |
Richardson, Lindsey | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sociology |
Richman, Joy Marion | Professor | Faculty of Dentistry | Department of Oral Health Sciences |
Rideout, Elizabeth | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences |
Rieger, Caroline | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies |
Ries, John | Professor | Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration | Division of Strategy and Business Economics |
Rieseberg, Loren | Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Botany |
Rights, Jason | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Psychology |
Ripeanu, Matei | Professor | Faculty of Applied Science | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
Riseman, Andrew | Associate Professor | Faculty of Land and Food Systems | Applied Biology |
Rizzotti, Patrick | Associate Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Theatre & Film |
Robertson, Leslie | Professor | Faculty of Arts | Department of Anthropology |
Robeva, Elina | Assistant Professor | Faculty of Science | Department of Mathematics |
Robillard, Julie | Associate Professor | Faculty of Medicine | Division of Neurology |