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Where Americans Find Meaning in Life

Acknowledgments

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/religion.

Primary Researchers

Patrick van Kessel, Senior Data Scientist Adam Hughes, Computational Social Scientist Gregory A. Smith, Associate Director of Research Becka A. Alper, Research Associate

Research Team

Alan Cooperman, Director of Religion Research Besheer Mohamed, Senior Researcher Kiana Cox, Research Associate Onyi Lam, Computational Social Scientist Elizabeth Podrebarac Sciupac, Research Associate Stefan Wojcik, Computational Social Scientist Claire Gecewicz, Research Analyst Dennis R. Quinn, Data Science Analyst Emma Remy, Data Science Assistant

Research Methods

Courtney Kennedy, Director of Survey Research Nick Bertoni, Panel Manager Andrew Mercer, Senior Research Methodologist Nicholas Hatley, Research Analyst Arnold Lau, Research Analyst

Editorial and Graphic Design

Michael Lipka, Editorial Manager Aleksandra Sandstrom, Copy Editor Bill Webster, Information Graphics Designer          

Communications and Web Publishing

Stacy Rosenberg, Associate Director, Digital Travis Mitchell, Digital Producer Anna Schiller, Communications Manager Rachel Weisel, Communications Manager Hannah Klein, Communications Associate

Claudia Deane, vice president of research at Pew Research Center, and Rich Morin, senior editor, also provided valuable guidance for this report.

 

 

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