Causality in Psychology Lab

Drawing on psychological theories and leveraging causal inference methods, we aim to obtain actionable causal insights to inform how to foster a more connected, equitable, and healthy society. 

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Current (externally funded) projects

O-Causal (funded by ERC): Investigating the causal impacts of social exclusion using real-world data and causal inference methods for policy recommendations.   

ZonMw Causal project (funded by ZonMw): Investigating the causal impacts of government policies during the pandemic on public mental health.

Kindness (funded by NWO): Investigating the causal impacts of everyday kindness actions using longitudinal field experiments.

Upscaling (funded by NWO Open Science NL): Investigating causal mechanisms of upscaling behavioral intervention from individuals to communities. 

Ostracism monitor (funded by multiple partners): Tracking the experience of ostracism among a population-based adult sample (~5000) in the Netherlands since 2022.

Algorithmic management (funded by NL starters grant, PI: Dr. Rosine Rutten): Investigating the psychological and behavioral impacts of algorithmic management on employees. 

Current Members

Cora Zhu (PhD student)

Maanasa Srinivasan (PhD student)

Lillie Thiem (PhD student)

Larissa Damp  (visiting PhD student)

Jiaxin Xu (postdoc researcher)

Core collaborators

Wen Wei Loh
Olga Stavrova

Alumni

Erdem Meral (former PhD student)

Anneloes Kip (former postdoc researcher)