“To teach is to light a candle, not to fill a vessel.”
I view teaching economics as the art of igniting curiosity and building confidence through evidence and empathy. My goal is to help students connect analytical reasoning with the choices that shape their everyday lives and future careers.
Teaching Excellence
My average teaching evaluation scores consistently range from 4.5 to 4.9 out of 5, across large lectures, small seminars, and online formats.
Courses Taught
- Energy Economics: Traditional and Renewable Energy Markets — Undergraduate (Fall 2025)
- Energy Economics — Master’s Level (Fall 2025)
- Honors Add-on: Data-Driven Decisions in the Real World — Honors Program (Fall 2025)
- Introduction to Macroeconomics — Online & In-person (Spring 2025)
- The Economics of Social Issues — Online (Summer & Fall 2024)
- Microeconomics Principles for Business — Large Lecture (Fall 2023–Spring 2025)
- Money and Banking — (Spring 2024)
- Principles of Microeconomics — In-person & Hybrid (2019–2023)
Teaching Recognition
- Professor of the Month, Spears School of Business — 2024
- Nominee, Merrick Foundation Teaching Award — 2025
Selected Student Comments
“Prof. Sunny Su is easily the best professor I have ever had. She is knowledgeable, helpful, kind, understanding, and everything a student is looking for in a professor. I wish I could take a class with her every semester!”
“I am now an econ major because of this class.”
“Sunny made me feel included even in a large class and adjusted the course based on our feedback.”
“Dr. Su is a piece of sunshine in my life, and she let me see the light in the darkness of depression.”
“She doesn’t just teach economics — she teaches confidence.”