---
title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Laura Silver, Senior ResearcherPatrick van Kessel, Senior Data ScientistChristine Huang, Research AnalystLaura Clancy, Research AssistantSneha Gubbala, Research Assistant James Bell, Vice President, Global StrategyAlexandra Castillo, Research MethodologistJanakee Chavda, Editorial AssistantAidan Connaughton, Research AssistantClaudia Deane, Vice President, ResearchMoira Fagan, Research AnalystJanell Fetterolf, Senior ResearcherMichael Keegan, Senior Information Graphics DesignerDavid Kent, Senior Copy EditorHannah Klein, Communications ManagerGar […]"
date: "2021-11-18"
authors:
  - name: "Laura Silver"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/laura-silver/"
  - name: "Patrick van Kessel"
    job_title: "Former Senior Data Scientist"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/patrick-van-kessel/"
  - name: "Christine Huang"
    job_title: "Former Research Associate"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/christine-huang/"
  - name: "Laura Clancy"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/laura-clancy/"
  - name: "Sneha Gubbala"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/sneha-gubbala/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/11/18/meaning-of-life-spring-2021-acknowledgments/"
categories:
  - "Business & Workplace"
  - "Coronavirus (COVID-19)"
  - "Family & Relationships"
  - "Global Health"
  - "Happiness & Life Satisfaction"
  - "Leisure"
  - "Lifestyle"
datasets:
  - name: "Spring 2021 Survey Data"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/spring-2021-survey-data/"
---

# Acknowledgments

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals.**

Laura Silver,* Senior Researcher*
Patrick van Kessel,* Senior Data Scientist*
Christine Huang, *Research Analyst*
Laura Clancy, *Research Assistant*
Sneha Gubbala, *Research Assistant*

James Bell, *Vice President, Global Strategy*
Alexandra Castillo, *Research Methodologist*
Janakee Chavda, *Editorial Assistant*
Aidan Connaughton, *Research Assistant*
Claudia Deane, *Vice President, Research*
Moira Fagan, *Research Analyst*
Janell Fetterolf, *Senior Researcher*
Michael Keegan, *Senior Information Graphics Designer*
David Kent, *Senior Copy Editor*
Hannah Klein, *Communications Manager*
Gar Meng Leong, *Communications Associate*
Clark Letterman, *Senior Survey Manager*
Gracie Martinez, *Senior Administrative Coordinator*
Travis Mitchell, *Digital Producer*
J.J. Moncus, *Research Assistant*
Patrick Moynihan,* Associate Director, International Research Methods*
Julia O’Hanlon,* Communications Associate*
Jacob Poushter, *Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research*
Shannon Schumacher,* Research Associate*
Richard Wike, *Director, Global Attitudes Research*

Special thanks are also due to the team of Pew Research Center staff who contributed to coding for the project: Shajia Abidi, Dorene Asare-Marfo, Emma Remy, Stella Sechopoulos, Sono Shah and Regina Widjaya. We also appreciate the assistance of former Pew Research Center staffers Kat Devlin and Nicholas Kent.

The interactive which accompanies this report is thanks in large part to the hard work of Peter Bell, Shannon Greenwood, Michael Keegan, Stacy Rosenberg and Benjamin Wormald.

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**Next:** [Appendix A: Coding methodology](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/11/18/meaning-of-life-spring-2021-appendix-a-coding-methodology.md)