About EPICC-Lab

What we do

EPICC-Lab (Evaluating Policy Implications with Causal-inference and Cultural-psychology) uses causal inference to address long-standing debates and real-world problems. Rigorous causal workflows clarify what works, for whom, when, and in which context — questions that matter for science, policy, and describing the fabric of cultural diversity.

Approach

We combine causal inference workflows with domain expertise to:

Identify and state clearly defined causal questions
Design studies that answer these questions
Clearly communicate findings

Contact

Email: joseph.bulbulia@vuw.ac.nz
Institution: Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Location: Easterfield Building, Room EA 324, Kelburn Campus
X (Twitter): @prof_joe_
Bluesky: epiclab.bsky.social

Location

Funding

The EPICC-Lab gratefully acknowledges support from:

Templeton Religion Trust

TRT0418: “New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study Matching Grant”
- Joseph Bulbulia (Contact PI) and Donnie Davis, Ken Rice, Chris G Sibley, Geoffrey Troughton
TRT-2022-30666: “Mapping Places of Worship: A Tool for Efficient Global Data Collection on Religious Communities”
- Joseph Bulbulia (Contact PI) and Joseph Watts
TRT-2022-30579: “A national longitudinal study of Muslim diversity and flourishing”
- Usman Afzali (Contact PI), Joseph Bulbulia (Co-PI)

Victoria University of Wellington

Templeton Religion Trust

*The EPICC-Lab is based at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

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## What we do

EPICC-Lab (Evaluating Policy Implications with Causal-inference and Cultural-psychology) uses causal inference to address long-standing debates and real-world problems. Rigorous causal workflows clarify what works, for whom, when, and in which context — questions that matter for science, policy, and describing the fabric of cultural diversity.


## Approach

We combine causal inference workflows with domain expertise to:

1. Identify and state clearly defined causal questions
2. Design studies that answer these questions
3. Clearly communicate findings

## Contact

**Email:** joseph.bulbulia@vuw.ac.nz  
**Institution:** Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand  
**Location:** Easterfield Building, Room EA 324, Kelburn Campus  
**X (Twitter):** [@prof_joe_](https://x.com/prof_joe_)  
**Bluesky:** [epiclab.bsky.social](https://epiclab.bsky.social)

### Location

```{r}
#| echo: false
#| message: false
#| warning: false
#| column: body-outset

library(leaflet)
leaflet() %>%
  addTiles() %>%
  addMarkers(lng=174.7681, lat=-41.2889, 
             popup="EPICC-Lab<br>Easterfield Building EA 324<br>Victoria University of Wellington")
```

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## Funding

The EPICC-Lab gratefully acknowledges support from:

**Templeton Religion Trust**

- TRT0418: "New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study Matching Grant"
  - Joseph Bulbulia (Contact PI) and Donnie Davis, Ken Rice, Chris G Sibley, Geoffrey Troughton
  
- TRT-2022-30666: "Mapping Places of Worship: A Tool for Efficient Global Data Collection on Religious Communities"
  - Joseph Bulbulia (Contact PI) and Joseph Watts
  
- TRT-2022-30579: "A national longitudinal study of Muslim diversity and flourishing"
  - Usman Afzali (Contact PI), Joseph Bulbulia (Co-PI)
  


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*The EPICC-Lab is based at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.