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Undergraduate Research

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Contact Information

Executive Director:
Poonam Gulati Salhotra, PhD
713-221-8066
[email protected]

Program Coordinator:
James Bjacek, MPA
713-226-5517
[email protected]

Mailing Address:
University of Houston-Downtown (UHD)​
One Main Street, OMB-S417

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
Closed on holidays. 

Department Email:

[email protected]


​​Students conduct research projects under the guidance of faculty. ILO is working with our faculty and research support teams to increase visibility and support for these opportunities.

In fact, the Impact Learning Office offers a Student Development Award of up to $1,000 for students who are involved in research and would like to attend training in research skills or present their research at conferences.

The office sends out a call for applicants for this each semester.

Undergraduate Research Course Data

Statistics Fall 2022 Spring 2023 Fall 2023
Courses 19 22 17
Course Sections 56 77 59
Participants 377 483 TBD
Faculty Mentors 48 56 40

Student Conference Awards

Date Conference Award Student
March 2023 Texas Academy of Science TAS Research Award Huda Omar Alchikh
March 2023 Texas Academy of Science TAS Research Award Jennifer Rodriguez

Remember that your research project may require approvals from our Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects

UHD Policy Statement on the Protection of Human Subjects