School of Arts, Sciences, and Health

Dr. Trey Hill

Dr. Trey Hill serves as Dean of the School of Arts, Sciences & Health, having previously served as the school’s assistant dean. Prior to joining OSUIT, Dr. Hill served as Associate Professor and Department Chair of the Department of Psychology at Fort Hays State University, where he taught research methods, statistics, and psychology courses to undergraduate and graduate students for seven years. Dr. Hill has also served as President of the Southwestern Psychological Association, and later the organization’s Chief Information Officer.

Outside of academic leadership, Dr. Hill is an avid researcher, having published numerous peer-reviewed articles in experimental psychology and judgment and decision making. He has also published in academic leadership journals and is on the second edition of a co-authored cognitive psychology textbook.

Dr. Hill received a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Kansas State University, M.S. in experimental psychology from University of Louisiana at Monroe, and a B.S. in psychology from Oklahoma State University – Stillwater.

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Dr. Heather Ortiz

Dr. Ortiz is the Assistant Dean for the School of Arts, Sciences and Health; she supports and leads faculty and staff to improve student access, learning, and success in multiple associate and bachelor’s degree programs. Prior to OSUIT, Dr. Ortiz was a Systems Implementation Specialist with the Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas at Austin where she led technical assistance initiatives that supported state-, system-, and institution-level work to modernize entry-level college mathematics to increase equitable student access and outcomes. Dr. Ortiz has also served as the Dean of Academic Affairs, Director of Developmental Studies for mathematics and reading/writing, and a full-time faculty member at Ranger College in Texas. 

In addition to her role at OSUIT, Dr. Ortiz serves as a consultant with NACADA for content development projects, Achieving the Dream for holistic student support facilitation and content development, and the Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas at Austin to support the State University of New York System, Arkansas, and Texas in their work to implement and scale mathematics pathways and corequisite supports. Most recently, she was invited to serve as an advisory board member for the University of North Carolina System Math Pathways African American Collegiate Transformation National Science Foundation (NSF) project. 

Dr. Ortiz earned her doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Tarleton State University in 2014. She has been married for 17 years and has a daughter that recently graduated from The University of North Texas in 2023. 

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Dr. Hayden Roberts

Hayden Roberts has been teaching at the collegiate level for 19 years. He teaches regional geography, folklife, and traditional culture, and introduction to the humanities at area colleges and universities around Oklahoma City. He earned his BA from Sarah Lawrence College in New York (1994). He studied visual arts, primarily painting and filmmaking, and cultural studies. He earned a MA in Folk Studies from Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green (1998), and he earned his PhD in Geography from the University of Oklahoma, Norman (2015). His education has prepared him to work in the field of public history, historic interpretation, community development, and arts administration in addition to teaching at the collegiate level. He has also worked in Washington, DC for a think tank founded by Ralph Nader. He has worked for several historic sites and cultural agencies, including Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky Museum, Historic Carnton, and the Tennessee Arts Commission. More recently, he served as the director of the Oklahoma Center for Arts Education for the University of Central Oklahoma, executive director of the Oklahoma Folklife Council for the Oklahoma Historical Society, and Director of Community Resources for Western Heights Public Schools. He is Assistant Dean for Oklahoma State University Institute for Technology and leads faculty in geography for Oklahoma State University—Oklahoma City. His research interests include the cultural geography of Oklahoma, family stories and cultural expressions, and community activities.

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