Barbara Tint
Portland State University/Barbara Tint Inc. Professor, Trainer, Consultant, Improviser
Portland, OR, USA
Barbara Tint (USA) PhD, has over 30 years of experience as a psychologist, university professor, consultant and global trainer. She has been improvising and applying improvisation for over twelve years and served as the President of the Applied Improvisation Network from 2016-2020. Her areas of expertise include conflict resolution, power and status, gender dynamics, intercultural relations, leadership, dialogue, resilience, humanitarian intervention, reconciliation processes, refugee engagement and transition and change. She is a published author with books, journal articles and book chapters on a wide range of these topics including improvisation in humanitarian contexts. She has lived and worked on every continent (ok, not Antarctica) and draws deeply from these diverse experiences. When she has time and courage, she performs at every opportunity she can.