Faculty Profiles

Colleges and Departments

Dr. Leila Marie Siciliano-Martina

  • Assistant Professor at Biology, College of Science & Engineering

Grants

2026

  • Siciliano-Martina, Leila Marie (Principal), Queiroz de Farias, Mylene Christine (Co-Principal), Schwalb, Astrid (Co-Principal), Lorkovic, Emily (Co-Principal). SmartShell: Deep Learning and 3D Morphometrics for Accurate Identification, Texas State University, Texas State University, $24000. (Submitted: October 2025, Funded: January 2026 - May 2027). Grant.

2025

  • Siciliano-Martina, Leila Marie (Principal), Riggins, Chris (Co-Principal), Nowlin, Weston Hugh (Co-Principal). Controlling Invasive Armored Catfish: Growth, Reproduction, and Spearfishing Effects, Texas Parks and Wildlife, State, $91313. (Submitted: 2025, Funded: August 2025 - August 2027). Grant.

2024

  • Siciliano-Martina, Leila Marie (Principal). Trait morphology and habitat specializations in kangaroo rat species (Genus Dipodomys), Ranges Imagining Mini Award (National Science Foundation), Federal, $4000. (Submitted: January 9, 2024, Funded: March 7, 2024 - December 31, 2024). Grant.

2023

  • Lawing, A. Michelle (Co-Principal), McGuire, Jenny (Co-Principal), Siciliano-Martina, Leila Marie (Supporting). NSF-REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) Supplement, NSF, Federal, $18136. (Funded: January 2023 - January 2024). Grant.

2021

  • Siciliano-Martina, Leila Marie. Armchair Challenge: Meta-Analysis Publication, Texas A&M University, Institutional (Higher Ed), $500. (Funded: 2021). Grant.

2019

  • Siciliano-Martina, Leila Marie. Student Collections Study Award, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $750. (Funded: 2019). Grant.
  • Siciliano-Martina, Leila Marie. Graduate Student Research and Presentation Travel Award, Office of Graduate and Professional Studies, Texas A&M University, Institutional (Higher Ed), $500. (Funded: 2019). Grant.
  • Siciliano-Martina, Leila Marie. Travel Award, American Society of Mammalogists, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $500. (Funded: 2019). Grant.

2018

  • Siciliano-Martina, Leila Marie. Grants-In-Aid of Research, American Society of Mammalogists, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $1500. (Funded: 2018). Grant.
  • Siciliano-Martina, Leila Marie. EEB Research Award, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Program, Texas A&M University, Institutional (Higher Ed), $1500. (Funded: 2018). Grant.