Noor Danielle Murteza teaches several Arabic courses. She is a cofounder of trace layer play, an arts-based research collective and is a member of the Ohio State’s STEAM Factory. Noor researches, teaches, and publishes on the intersections of curriculum development, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math), and arts policy in the Middle East. She is a cross-disciplinary design researcher with a background in codesign and community work. During her dissertation research, she worked with a community non-profit to obtain over $30,000 grant dollars to support a two-year community-engaged education project and exhibition. Noor is a well-known connoisseur of depressing Arabic Poetry. If you see her in the hallways, ask her to share some especially melancholy lines with you.