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Besheer Mohamed

Research Associate

bmohamed@pewforum.org 

Besheer Mohamed is a research associate at the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life. He specializes in issues related to religious identity, with a specific focus on Muslim Americans. Prior to joining the Pew Forum, Besheer worked at the University of Chicago’s Survey Lab.

Besheer received his Ph.D. from the Department of Sociology at the University of Chicago. His dissertation examines the relationship between religious identity and social attitudes among American Muslims. He also earned a master’s degree in Middle East Studies from the University of Chicago.