Lene Lauge Berring is the Head nurse in the Psychiatric Research Unit and associate professor at the University of Southern Denmark. She obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) at the University of Southern Denmark. Lene Lauge Berring has extensive knowledge of the prevention of violence and coercion in psychiatric wards through the use of proactive, positive, and preventive interventions. Her research is close to practice, and she began researching de-escalation because she discovered that some staff members were very good at helping patients prevent potentially violent situations from triggering coercion, while others found it more difficult.