Carmen Julia Sanchez

Carmen Julia Sanchez serves as an Assistant Professor in Business Administration at the University of Illinois, focusing on the psychological mechanisms underlying confidence-competence relationships across diverse contexts.

Her research portfolio centers on:

• Overconfidence Psychology as primary specialization
• Behavioral Decision Making in organizational settings
• Social Psychology of beginner experiences
• Cognitive Science foundations of self-assessment
• Organizational Behavior implications for expert performance
• Beginner Psychology in learning environments

Analysis of her 2022-2024 publications reveals consistent exploration of overconfidence manifestations, particularly examining how intermediate knowledge levels breed excessive confidence, the interdisciplinary nature of expert overestimation, and psychological barriers faced by novices. Her work bridges theoretical psychology with practical applications in medical training (diagnostic radiology), organizational decision systems, and public health behavior during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, frequently collaborating with David Dunning on foundational overconfidence research.

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