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Primary Researchers
Jonathan Evans, Senior Researcher
Kelsey Jo Starr, Research Analyst
Research Team
Becka A. Alper, Senior Researcher
Laura Clancy, Research Analyst
Alan Cooperman, Director, Religion Research
Manolo Corichi, Research Analyst
Moira Fagan, Research Associate
Janell Fetterolf, Senior Researcher
Sneha Gubbala, Research Assistant
Christine Huang, Research Associate
Asta Kallo, Research Assistant
Kirsten Lesage, Research Associate
Jordan Lippert, Research Analyst
William Miner, Research Analyst
Besheer Mohamed, Senior Researcher
Justin Nortey, Research Analyst
Jacob Poushter, Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research
Andrew Prozorovsky, Research Assistant
Sofia Hernandez Ramones, Research Assistant
Michael Rotolo, Research Associate
Laura Silver, Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research
Maria Smerkovich, Research Associate
Gregory A. Smith, Senior Associate Director, Religion Research
Patricia Tevington, Research Associate
Richard Wike, Director, Global Attitudes Research
Methods Team
Dorene Asare-Marfo, Panel Manager
Anna Brown, Research Methodologist
Scott Keeter, Senior Survey Advisor
Courtney Kennedy, Vice President, Methods and Innovation
Arnold Lau, Research Methodologist
Carolyn Lau, International Research Methodologist
Andrew Mercer, Principal Methodologist
Patrick Moynihan, Associate Director, International Research Methods
Georgina Pizzolitto, Research Methodologist
Dana Popky, Associate Panel Manager
Sofi Sinozich, International Research Methodologist
Editorial and Graphic Design
Jeff Diamant, Senior Writer/Editor
Rebecca Leppert, Copy Editor
Bill Webster, Senior Information Graphics Designer
Communications and Web Publishing
Achsah Callahan, Communications Manager
Justine Coleman, Associate Digital Producer
Andrew Grant, Communications Associate
Anna Schiller, Associate Director, Communications
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