Carmen Sanchez

Carmen Sanchez is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration at the Gies College of Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses on cognitive biases, decision-making processes, and overconfidence phenomena across domains including business, healthcare, education, and politics. She explores how intermediate knowledge levels and impulsive thinking contribute to overconfidence, particularly in beginners and experts.

Her work bridges psychology and business administration, examining topics like diagnostic radiology training, political misinformation acceptance, and cultural factors in educational self-assessments. Recent studies analyze cognitive traps in decision-making and the anti-scientist bias during public health crises like the pandemic.

Publications consistently address the interplay between confidence, competence, and cognitive biases. She emphasizes practical implications for training programs, policy design, and science communication strategies. No awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided materials, though her prolific publication record suggests active research engagement.