Shannon Schumacher is a senior survey analyst for the Public Opinion and Survey Research team. Before joining KFF, Dr. Schumacher was a research associate at Pew Research Center with a focus on global attitudes and trends. She also previously worked as a survey statistician at the U.S. Census Bureau.

Dr. Schumacher holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations and Spanish from the University of San Diego, and a master’s in political science and Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara.