Tiffany Terneny

Tiffany Terneny serves as Senior Lecturer and Undergraduate Director in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Colorado Denver. She holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin and maintains active roles in teaching and cultural resource management.

Her research focuses on Prehistoric Archaeology and Mortuary Practices, with extensive field experience in archaeological surveys, excavations, and laboratory analysis. Key areas include Hunter-Gatherer societies, Forensic Anthropology, and the application of cultural resource laws (NAGPRA, ARPA, NHPA). Her work bridges academic research with practical applications in oil/gas, energy transmission, and federal compliance projects.

As an educator, she emphasizes career pathways in Anthropology and Archaeology, teaching courses such as Anthropology of Death and Lithic Analysis. She explicitly states she is not accepting graduate students, focusing exclusively on undergraduate mentorship.

Her professional background spans CRM firms, federal agencies, and academic institutions, with expertise in Mexican and South Texas archaeology (notably the Brownsville Complex). She prioritizes translating field experience into classroom instruction for future practitioners.