Dr. Cijy Elizabeth Sunny serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics within Florida Gulf Coast University's College of Arts & Sciences. Her academic profile demonstrates interdisciplinary expertise spanning STEM education research, psychometrics, and quantitative methodology across multiple continents. Research Focus: Dr. Sunny specializes in developing and validating assessment tools for affective domain skills using classical test theory, item response theory, and Rasch measurement. Her work bridges STEM education research, medical education, engineering education, and human trafficking studies. She actively conducts workshops on concept mapping methodology, mixed methods research for standardized patient educators, and standard-setting for physician educators. Publication Trends: Her recent scholarly output reveals a strong emphasis on equity in STEM education (particularly for Latino/Hispanic students), hidden curriculum dynamics in engineering education, innovative assessment tools, and psychometric validation studies. Her work consistently applies rigorous quantitative and mixed methods approaches to address complex educational challenges across healthcare, engineering, and social science contexts. Academic Service: Dr. Sunny has developed specialized workshops including: Concept mapping methodology for scale development Mixed methods research for standardized patient educators Standard-setting protocols for physician educators Teaching Portfolio: She teaches across physics, statistics, mathematics, programming, research methodology, and data science disciplines, leveraging her background as an engineering physicist and psychometrician to create interdisciplinary learning experiences.







