About EPIC-lab

Our Vision

The EPIC-lab (Evaluating Policy Implications with Causal-inference) is committed to advancing the science of causal inference to address long-standing debates and pressing real-world challenges. We believe that rigorous causal analysis is essential for evidence-based policy making and effective interventions.

Our 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 EPIC-lab gratefully acknowledges support from:

Templeton Religion Trust

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)
TRT0418: “New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study Matching Grant”
- Joseph Bulbulia (Contact PI) and Donnie Davis, Ken Rice, Chris G Sibley, Geoffrey Troughton

Victoria University of Wellington

Templeton Religion Trust

*The EPIC-lab is based at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

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## Our Vision

The EPIC-lab (Evaluating Policy Implications with Causal-inference) is committed to advancing the science of causal inference to address long-standing debates and pressing real-world challenges. We believe that rigorous causal analysis is essential for evidence-based policy making and effective interventions.


## Our 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="EPIC-lab<br>Easterfield Building EA 324<br>Victoria University of Wellington")
```

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## Funding

The EPIC-lab gratefully acknowledges support from:

**Templeton Religion Trust**

- 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)
  
- TRT0418: "New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study Matching Grant"
  - Joseph Bulbulia (Contact PI) and Donnie Davis, Ken Rice, Chris G Sibley, Geoffrey Troughton

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*The EPIC-lab is based at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.