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title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "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 Becka A. Alper, Research Associate Gregory A. Smith, Associate Director of Research Research Team Alan Cooperman, Director of Religion Research Besheer Mohamed, Senior Researcher Philip Schwadel, Senior Researcher Elizabeth Podrebarac Sciupac, […]"
date: "2019-07-23"
authors:
  - name: "Sara Atske"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/07/23/religious-knowledge-acknowledgments/"
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# 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

Becka A. Alper, *Research Associate *Gregory A. Smith, *Associate Director of Research*

#### Research Team

Alan Cooperman, *Director of Religion Research *Besheer Mohamed, *Senior Researcher *Philip Schwadel, *Senior Researcher *Elizabeth Podrebarac Sciupac, *Senior Researcher *Kiana Cox, *Research Associate *Claire Gecewicz, *Research Associate *

#### 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 *Sara Atske*, Associate Digital Producer *Anna Schiller, *Communications Manager *Haley Nolan, *Communications Associate*

Others at Pew Research Center also gave valuable feedback on this report, including Claudia Deane, vice president of research; Scott Keeter, senior survey adviser; Cary Funk, director of science and society research; Brian Kennedy, senior researcher; Nick Bertoni, panel manager; Andrew Mercer, senior research methodologist; and Arnold Lau, research analyst.

Stephen Prothero, professor of religion at Boston University and author of “Religious Literacy,” provided expertise on all phases of this project.

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