---
title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals: Laura Silver, Associate Director, Global Attitudes ResearchJonathan Evans, Senior ResearcherMaria Smerkovich, Research AssociateSneha Gubbala, Research AnalystManolo Corichi, Research AnalystWilliam Miner, Research Analyst Dorene Asare-Marfo, Senior Panel ManagerPeter Bell, Associate Director, Design and ProductionJanakee Chavda, Associate Digital ProducerLaura Clancy, Research […]"
date: "2025-01-28"
authors:
  - name: "Laura Silver"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/laura-silver/"
  - name: "Jonathan Evans"
    job_title: "Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/jonathan-evans/"
  - name: "Maria Smerkovich"
    job_title: "Research Associate"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/maria-smerkovich/"
  - name: "Sneha Gubbala"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/sneha-gubbala/"
  - name: "Manolo Corichi"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/manolo-corichi/"
  - name: "William Miner"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/william-miner/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/01/28/acknowledgments-comp-rel-nat/"
categories:
  - "International Political Values"
  - "Nationalism"
  - "Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project"
  - "Religion & Government"
  - "Religion & Government"
  - "Religion & Politics"
  - "Religion & Politics"
datasets:
  - name: "American Trends Panel Wave 143"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/american-trends-panel-wave-143/"
  - name: "American Trends Panel Wave 145"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/american-trends-panel-wave-145/"
  - name: "Spring 2024 Survey Data"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/spring-2024-survey-data/"
---

# Acknowledgments

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

Laura Silver,* Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research*
Jonathan Evans, *Senior Researcher*
Maria Smerkovich, *Research Associate*
Sneha Gubbala, *Research Analyst*
Manolo Corichi, *Research Analyst*
William Miner, *Research Analyst*

Dorene Asare-Marfo, *Senior Panel Manager*
Peter Bell, *Associate Director, Design and Production*
Janakee Chavda, *Associate Digital Producer*
Laura Clancy,* Research Analyst*
Alan Cooperman, *Director, Religion Research*
Moira Fagan, *Research Associate*
Janell Fetterolf, *Senior Researcher*
Shannon Greenwood, *Digital Production Manager*
Sofia Hernandez Ramones,* Research Assistant*
Christine Huang, *Research Associate*
Anna Jackson, *Editorial Assistant*
David Kent, *Senior Copy Editor*
Hannah Klein, *Senior Communications Manager*
Gar Meng Leong, *Communications Manager*
Kirsten Lesage, *Research Associate*
Jordan Lippert, *Research Analyst*
Carolyn Lau, *International Research Methodologist*
John Carlo Mandapat, *Information Graphics Designer*
Patrick Moynihan,* Associate Director, International Research Methods*
Georgina Pizzolitto,* Research Methodologist*
Jacob Poushter,* Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research*
Andrew Prozorovsky,* Research Assistant*
Dana Popky,* Associate Panel Manager*
Sofi Sinozich, *International Research Methodologist*
Kelsey Jo Starr, *Research Analyst*
Brianna Vetter, *Administrative Associate*
Richard Wike, *Director, Global Attitudes Research*

This analysis was produced by Pew Research Center as part of the [Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project](https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/religion/religious-demographics/pew-templeton-global-religious-futures-project/), which analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world. Funding for the Global Religious Futures project comes from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation (grant 63095). This publication does not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.

We appreciate the following individuals for advising us on strategic outreach: Eugenia Mitchelstein, Associate Professor of Communication at Universidad de San Andrés (Argentina); Naziru Mikail Abubakar, Executive Director and Editor-in-Chief at the Daily Trust (Nigeria); Sebastián Lacunza, Columnist at elDiarioAR.com (Argentina); Anton Harber, Executive Director at the Campaign for Free Expression and Founder of the Mail & Guardian (South Africa); Admire Mare, Associate Professor and Head of Department of Communication and Media Studies, University of Johannesburg (South Africa); and Monicah Waceke Ndungu, Chief Operating Officer, Nation Media Group (Kenya).

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