---
title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "This is a Pew Research Center report from the Pew-Knight Initiative, a research program funded jointly by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Find related reports online at https://www.pewresearch.org/pew-knight/. This report is based on Pew Research Center’s National Public Opinion Reference Surveys (NPORS) (conducted annually from 2020 through […]"
date: "2026-10-28"
authors:
  - name: "Gregory A. Smith"
    job_title: "Senior Associate Director, Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/gregory-a-smith/"
  - name: "Chip Rotolo"
    job_title: "Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/michael-rotolo/"
  - name: "Alan Cooperman"
    job_title: "Director, Religion Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/alan-cooperman/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2026/10/28/religion-remains-stable-acknowledgments/"
categories:
  - "Religion"
  - "Younger Adults"
---

# Acknowledgments

This is a Pew Research Center report from the Pew-Knight Initiative, a research program funded jointly by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Find related reports online at [https://www.pewresearch.org/pew-knight/](https://www.pewresearch.org/pew-knight/).

This report is based on Pew Research Center’s [National Public Opinion Reference Surveys (NPORS)](https://www.pewresearch.org/methods/fact-sheet/national-public-opinion-reference-survey-npors/) (conducted annually from 2020 through 2026), the Center’s [2025 Cross-Sectional Engagement Survey](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2026/07/16/how-americans-are-engaged-with-news-politics-religion-and-civic-life/), the Center’s three [Religious Landscape Studies (RLS)](https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/02/26/decline-of-christianity-in-the-us-has-slowed-may-have-leveled-off/) (conducted in 2007, 2014 and 2023-24), and several surveys conducted on the Center’s [American Trends Panel (ATP)](https://www.pewresearch.org/the-american-trends-panel/).

The Religious Landscape Study (RLS) was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts, which received support from Lilly Endowment Inc., Templeton Religion Trust, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder.

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at [pewresearch.org/religion](https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/religion/).

#### Research team

Gregory A. Smith, *Senior Associate Director, Religion Research*

Chip Rotolo, *Senior Researcher *

Alan Cooperman, *Director, Religion Research *

Becka A. Alper, *Senior Researcher*

Besheer Mohamed, *Principal Researcher*

Patricia Tevington, *Research Associate*

Asta Kallo, *Research Analyst*

Meghan Rustemeyer, *Research Assistant*

#### Methods team

Ashley Amaya, *Associate Director, Survey Methods*

Scott Keeter, *Senior Survey Advisor*

Andrew Mercer, *Principal *Methodologist**

Anna Brown, **Senior Survey *Manager*

Deji Suolang, *Research Methodologist*

Dorene Asare-Marfo, *Senior Panel Manager*

Dana Popky, *Associate Panel Manager*

#### Editorial and graphic design

Jeff Diamant, *Senior Writer/Editor*

Bill Webster, *Senior Information Graphics Designer*

David Kent, *Senior Editorial Specialist*

#### Communications and web publishing

Hannah Taber, *Communications Manager*

DeVonte Smith, *Communications Associate*

Joy Li, *Assistant Digital Producer*

Others at Pew Research Center who contributed to this report include Neha Sahgal, vice president of research; Conrad Hackett, associate director of religion research and senior demographer; Courtney Kennedy, former vice president, methods and innovation; Jocelyn Kiley, director of politics research; and Arnold Lau, former research methodologist.

In addition, the Center is grateful to expert advisers who provided valuable advice on this project: Tricia Bruce, Director of Social Science Research at the University of Southern California’s Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies; Mark Chaves, Anne Firor Scott Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology; David Eagle, Associate Research Professor of Global Health and Sociology at Duke University; Christian Smith, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame; and David Voas, Emeritus Professor of Social Science at University College London.

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