Anne Shi

Anne Fengyan Shi is a senior researcher at Pew Research Center.

She studies demographic, social, economic and religious trends around the world. Her work includes analyzing census, survey and administrative data. Anne develops research methods and tools. She helps ensure that findings are accurate, transparent and reproducible.

Before joining the Center, Anne was a research associate at the American Enterprise Institute. She conducted data analysis, program evaluation and survey assessment. Her work focused on family and household trends, income, poverty, public assistance programs and survey data quality. Earlier in her career, she studied international drug trafficking as a postdoctoral researcher. She also worked as a contract translator and interpreter for the U.S. Department of State while completing her doctoral studies.

A lifelong learner, Anne has built skills in statistics, programming, data science and new technologies through self-study, training and hands-on research. She enjoys exploring new ideas and tools. She applies them to improve research and better understand changes in society.

Anne holds a Ph.D. and a master’s in government from Georgetown University.