---
title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "Primary Researchers Elizabeth Podrebarac Sciupac, Research Associate Gregory A. Smith, Associate Director of Research Research Team Alan Cooperman, Director of Religion Research Besheer Mohamed, Senior Researcher Becka A. Alper, Research Associate Claire Gecewicz, Research Analyst Editorial and Graphic Design Michael Lipka, Senior Editor Aleksandra Sandstrom, Copy Editor Bill Webster, Information Graphics Designer        Communications and Web […]"
date: "2017-12-12"
authors:
  - name: "Travis Mitchell"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2017/12/12/acknowledgments-23-2/"
categories:
  - "Christianity"
  - "Religion & Politics"
---

# Acknowledgments

#### Primary Researchers

Elizabeth Podrebarac Sciupac, *Research Associate *Gregory A. Smith, *Associate Director of Research*

#### Research Team

Alan Cooperman, *Director of Religion Research *Besheer Mohamed, *Senior Researcher *Becka A. Alper, *Research Associate *Claire Gecewicz, *Research Analyst*

#### Editorial and Graphic Design

Michael Lipka, *Senior Editor *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 *Jessica Pumphrey, *Communications Associate*

Claudia Deane, vice president of research, also gave valuable feedback on this report.

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