---
title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "This report was produced by Pew Research Center as part of the 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 62287). Find related reports online at pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/religion. […]"
date: "2022-11-29"
authors:
  - name: "Samirah Majumdar"
    job_title: "Research Associate"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/samirah-majumdar/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/11/29/restrictions-2022-acknowledgments/"
categories:
  - "Coronavirus (COVID-19)"
  - "Global Health"
  - "Human Rights"
  - "Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project"
  - "Religion & Government"
  - "Religious Freedom & Restrictions"
datasets:
  - name: "Dataset: Global Restrictions on Religion 2007-2022"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/dataset-global-restrictions-on-religion-2007-2022/"
---

# Acknowledgments

This report was produced by Pew Research Center as part of the 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 62287).

Find related reports online at [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/religion.](https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/religion/)

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

**Primary Researcher**

Samirah Majumdar, *Research Associate *

**Research Team**

Sarah Crawford, *Research Assistant*
Virginia Villa, *Research Analyst *
Alan Cooperman, *Director of Religion Research *
Anne Fengyan Shi, *Senior Researcher*

**Coders**

Christopher St. Aubin, Sarah Crawford, James E. Davis, Rachel Lipofsky and Nastassia Reed

**Editorial and Graphic Design**

Jeff Diamant, *Senior Writer/Editor*
Michael Lipka, *Editorial Manager*
David Kent, *Senior Copy Editor*
Rebecca Leppert, *Editorial Assistant*
Bill Webster, *Senior Information Graphics Designer*

**Communications and Web Publishing**

Stacy Rosenberg, *Associate Director,* *Digital*
Achsah Callahan, *Communications Manager*
Anna Schiller, *Senior Communications Manager*
Kelsey Beveridge, *Communications Associate*

Former research analyst Virginia Villa provided valuable assistance with number checking, and research assistant Christopher St. Aubin provided valuable assistance with fact checking.

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