Noor Danielle Murteza is a PhD candidate at the Arts Administration, Education, and Policy program. She received her BA in Interior Architecture from the University of Sharjah in the UAE and her MFA in Design Research and Development is from the Ohio State University. Noor researches, teaches, and publishes on the intersections of education, design, fractal patterns, and psychological well-being. Her dissertation research utilizes a transdisciplinary lens and a codesign methodology to develop a fractal mindset for Design pedagogy. She is a cofounder of trace layer play, an arts-based research collective. Noor is passionate about nature and feels lucky to live in the Midwest to watch the colors change in the fall.