Megan Kasimatis Singleton, JD, MBE, CIP is Associate Dean for Human Research Protections and Director of the Human Research Protections Program at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. In this role she is responsible for oversight and direction of JHM’s 8 IRBs. Ms. Singleton is a licensed attorney in Pennsylvania. She earned her law degree from Temple University and her Masters in Bioethics from the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Singleton serves as a member of the SMART IRB Harmonization Steering Committee,  member of the PRIM&R Board of Directors, Chair of PRIM&R’s Nominations & Elections Committee and Co-Chair of PRIM&R’s Public Policy Committee. Ms. Singleton is also an AAHRPP, Inc. site visitor and Co-Chair of the AAHRPP Council.  She also serves as a member of the Steering Committee for AEREO, a consortium designed to advance effective research ethics oversight through empirical research. Ms. Singleton currently teaches at the graduate level at the University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins University, leading courses in research ethics and clinical trial management. She has developed research ethics curriculum and practical training in IRB administration tailored for national and international audiences.

Dr. Lou Lukas is an associate professor of Palliative Medicine and Neurological Sciences at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the Chief of Palliative Medicine at the Nebraska and Western Iowa VA. She graduated from UNMC College of medicine, the Lehigh Valley Health Network’s Family Medicine Residency and the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Fellowship at the University of Michigan.  Originally a family physician, she migrated to palliative medicine when that field was new and is now leading a push for what she describes as Palliadelic Health, “relieving suffering by revealing the mind.”  

Dr. Scott Campbell is a professor in the Department of Pathology at UNMC, the Peter C. Hinrichs Endowed Chair of Informatics Sr. Director of Research Technologies, and the Director of Pathology and Public Health Informatics

He received his BS in Mathematics with emphasis in Computer Science and his MBA at the University of Wisconsin, and his PhD in Health Informatics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Nichelle Cobb, PhD is the Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives for the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) and previously a site visitor for AAHRPP and member of AAHRPP’s Council on Accreditation. Prior to joining AAHRPP, she was the Director of the Health Sciences Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) for 16 years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has worked with IRBs for 20+ years. Nichelle has been involved in single IRB work for more than a decade and was instrumental in the development of the SMART IRB Master Reliance Agreement and serves as a Senior Advisor and Ambassador for SMART IRB, a federally funded project that supports the implementation of single IRB. In addition, Nichelle is a member of the SMART IRB Harmonization Steering Committee and has co-led working groups to harmonize IRB and Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) practices, such as for reportable events, ancillary reviews, continuing review, and local context. Nichelle also has been a member and co-chair of the Workshop and Didactic Subcommittee for the Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) annual Advancing Ethics in Research Conference, contributed to IRB Management and Function, 3^rd Edition, authored academic articles on single IRB and informed consent, and developed and taught PRIM&R courses for new IRB administrators and about the Common Rule.

Nancy A. Olson, JD, is an IRB Analyst at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She has more than 20 years of experience working with Institutional Review Boards, including as the former Director of the Human Research Office at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and consulting in the field of human research protections.  Nancy serves as a faculty member for PRIM&R's IRB Administrator educational programs, and as a speaker at regional and national meetings, including PRIM&R and AAHRPP. Nancy was a member of the SACHRP Subpart A Subcommittee, a consultant to the Office for Human Research Protections, a past Co-Chair of PRIM&R's Advancing Ethical Research Conference Poster Abstract Sub-Committee, a PRIM&R Board Member, and ARENA president.  She also contributed to the Third Edition of Institutional Review Board Management and Function.