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Amanda Lenhart

Senior Researcher, Director of Teens & Technology Internet & American Life Project

Expertise: Marriage and Families, Social Media, Technology Use, Teens

Mary Madden

Senior Researcher Internet & American Life Project

Expertise: Music and Video, Social Media, Technology Use, Teens

Amy Mitchell

Acting Director Project for Excellence in Journalism

Expertise: News Media, Social Media, Technology Use

Kristen Purcell

Associate Director, Research Internet & American Life Project

Expertise: Education, Generations and Age, Music and Video, Technology Use

Lee Rainie

Director Internet & American Life Project

Expertise: Libraries and e-Reading, Mobile Technology, Politics and Elections, Social Media, Technology Use

Aaron Smith

Senior Researcher Internet & American Life Project

Expertise: Mobile Technology, Politics and Elections, Race and Ethnicity, Technology Use

Kathryn Zickuhr

Research Analyst Internet & American Life Project

Expertise: Generations and Age, Libraries and e-Reading, Mobile Technology, Technology Use