Biography
Stav Atir joined the Wisconsin School of Business in June 2021 as an Assistant Professor in the Management and Human Resources Department.
Professor Atir’s research examines how people evaluate – and misevaluate – their own expertise and learning. She also explores how people evaluate others’ expertise, especially in the context of gender, and how gender bias can affect professional outcomes.
Professor Atir earned her B.Sc. in Psychology at Yale University, and her Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Cornell University.
Research
Selected Published Journal Articles
Atir, S. (2022). Girlboss? Highlighting versus downplaying gender through language Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Atir, S. & Wald, K. & Epley, N. (2022). Talking With Strangers is Surprisingly Informative Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Epley, N. & Kardas, M. & Zhao, X. & Atir, S. & Schroeder, J. (2022). Undersociality: Miscalibrated social cognition can inhibit social connection. Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Swallow, K. & Atir, S. (2019). The role of value in the attentional boost effect Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
Atir, S. & Ferguson, M. (2018). How gender determines the way we speak about professionals Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Atir, S. & Rosenzweig, E. & Dunning, D. (2015). When knowledge knows no bounds: Self-perceived expertise predicts claiming of impossible knowledge Psychological Science