Thomas Donald Traves (born 1948) is a Canadian academic professor and administrator.
He was appointed for a one year term as Interim President of Brock University on October 1, 2016.
He also received a Master of Arts degree in 1971 and a PhD in 1976 from York University.
From 1991 to 1995, he was Vice President (Academic) and a professor of history at the University of New Brunswick.
In 1995, he was appointed to a six-year term as President and Vice-Chancellor of Dalhousie University.