Garrett Lab — Eva C. Garrett, Ph.D.

Eva C. Garrett, Ph.D.

Eva Garrett is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Boston University and a co-PI of the Sensory Morphology and Genomic Anthropology Lab. She has a broad interest in the evolution of sensory systems in primates, particularly the sense of smell. Her research integrates diverse fields including morphology, genomics, and paleontology to understand how humans and our closest relatives have evolved our unique sensory adaptations.

Current Lab Members

Warrenkevin Henderson (Ph.D. Student) 2021-present

Alexander Pissios (undergraduate) 2022-Present

Alex Pissios is an undergraduate student majoring in biological anthropology. He is interested in the evolution of diet and social structure. In his free time, he likes to read and take care of his plants.

Samia Nelson (Undergraduate) 2022-Present

Samia Nelson is a rising senior majoring in neurobiology with a minor in anthropology. She joined SMAGL in January 2022 with an interest in primate evolutionary biology that has only grown since. Samia is passionate about healthcare, genome sequencing, and making sequencing more accessible for hospitals and private companies. After graduation, she plans to work in healthcare while pursuing an MD, MPH, or combined degree.

Luke Buza (undergraduate) 2022-Present

Luke Buza is a senior undergraduate studying behavioral biology and a UROP awardee. Upon graduating, he aspires to continue studying ethology in a Ph.D. program and plans on working with animals for the rest of his life. Luke is currently working on his Honor’s Thesis in Biology, where he is investigating the morphometric differences between the visual centers of the brains of various African felids. Luke joined SMAGL in the Fall of 2022 and is just as passionate about science as ever.

Garrett Lab. Left to right: Warrenkevin Henderson, Dr. Eva Garrett, Becca DeCamp, Dr. Stephanie Poindexter.

Past Lab Members

Stephanie A. Poindexter, Ph.D. (2017-2019)

Stephanie A. Poindexter was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Anthropology Department at Boston University. She was a member of the Sensory Morphology and Anthropological Genomics Lab via her mentor Dr. Eva Garrett. Her research interests include movement ecology in primates especially nocturnal primates (e.g., slow lorises), and sensory morphology with particular reference to olfaction. She also looks to understand how specific adaptations evolved and what they can tell us about the future of primates in this changing world. Stephanie is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Buffalo.

Stephanie’s website

Becca DeCamp (2017-2020)

Rebecca (Becca) DeCamp is currently a Ph.D. student in Rutgers program for Human Evolutionary Sciences. She was a member of the Sensory Morphology and Anthropological Genomics lab, where she worked on several projects under Dr. Eva Garrett. These projects include reconstructing vomeronasal traits for extinct primate species, quantifying olfaction genes in Saguinis tamarins, and collaborating with the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology department of Vertebrate Paleontology to work with their fossil primate specimens. Becca’s research interests are in human and primate evolutionary genetics, population genetics, and primate/hominin paleontology. Becca is a Ph.D. student at Rutgers University.

Email: rdecamp (at) bu (dot) edu

Nichole Padovano (2020)

Nader El-Haj (2020-2021)

Jad Marrouche (2021 - 2022)

Kamel Moufarrej (undergraduate) 2022

CielA Vega (2018 - 2021)

Ciela (C) Vega earned honors in Anthropology at their graduation in 2021 after writing a thesis on the geometric shape changes in the Eulemur nasal cavity in different ecological zones in Madagascar. C is currently an administrative coordinator for the Core Curriculum at Boston University.

Kennedy Williams (2021-2023)

Kennedy graduated with a major in Biological Anthropology in 2023, with the distinction of being a Scarlet Key honor society member. Kennedy is pursuing a masters in anthropology.