diff --git a/wherehows-web/app/components/dataset-author.ts b/wherehows-web/app/components/dataset-author.ts
index 6c26b71503..ff20d5da09 100644
--- a/wherehows-web/app/components/dataset-author.ts
+++ b/wherehows-web/app/components/dataset-author.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { assert } from '@ember/debug';
 import { IOwner } from 'wherehows-web/typings/api/datasets/owners';
 import { OwnerSource, OwnerType } from 'wherehows-web/utils/api/datasets/owners';
 import { action } from '@ember-decorators/object';
+import { OwnerWithAvatarRecord } from 'wherehows-web/typings/app/datasets/owners';
 
 /**
  * This component renders a single owner record and also provides functionality for interacting with the component
@@ -26,10 +27,10 @@ export default class DatasetAuthor extends Component {
 
   /**
    * The owner record being rendered
-   * @type {IOwner}
+   * @type {OwnerWithAvatarRecord}
    * @memberof DatasetAuthor
    */
-  owner: IOwner;
+  owner: OwnerWithAvatarRecord;
 
   /**
    * List of suggested owners that have been confirmed by a user
@@ -73,14 +74,14 @@ export default class DatasetAuthor extends Component {
    * @type {ComputedProperty<boolean>}
    * @memberof DatasetAuthor
    */
-  isOwnerMutable: ComputedProperty<boolean> = equal('owner.source', OwnerSource.Ui);
+  isOwnerMutable: ComputedProperty<boolean> = equal('owner.owner.source', OwnerSource.Ui);
 
   /**
    * Negates the owner attribute flag `isActive`, indicating owner record is considered inactive
    * @type {ComputedProperty<boolean>}
    * @memberOf DatasetAuthor
    */
-  isOwnerInActive: ComputedProperty<boolean> = not('owner.isActive');
+  isOwnerInActive: ComputedProperty<boolean> = not('owner.owner.isActive');
 
   /**
    * Determines if the owner record is a system suggested owner and if this record is confirmed by a user
@@ -93,7 +94,9 @@ export default class DatasetAuthor extends Component {
     const {
       commonOwners,
       isOwnerMutable,
-      owner: { userName }
+      owner: {
+        owner: { userName }
+      }
     } = getProperties(this, ['commonOwners', 'isOwnerMutable', 'owner']);
 
     return isOwnerMutable ? false : !!commonOwners.findBy('userName', userName);
@@ -123,7 +126,7 @@ export default class DatasetAuthor extends Component {
   @action
   onRemoveOwner(): boolean | void | IOwner {
     const { owner, isOwnerMutable, removeOwner } = getProperties(this, ['owner', 'isOwnerMutable', 'removeOwner']);
-    return isOwnerMutable && removeOwner(owner);
+    return isOwnerMutable && removeOwner(owner.owner);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -133,7 +136,7 @@ export default class DatasetAuthor extends Component {
   @action
   confirmOwner(): Array<IOwner> | void {
     const { owner, confirmSuggestedOwner } = getProperties(this, ['owner', 'confirmSuggestedOwner']);
-    return confirmSuggestedOwner(owner);
+    return confirmSuggestedOwner(owner.owner);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -149,6 +152,6 @@ export default class DatasetAuthor extends Component {
       'updateOwnerType'
     ]);
 
-    return isOwnerMutable && updateOwnerType(owner, type);
+    return isOwnerMutable && updateOwnerType(owner.owner, type);
   }
 }
diff --git a/wherehows-web/app/components/dataset-authors.ts b/wherehows-web/app/components/dataset-authors.ts
index a14e49d802..c045de4bfa 100644
--- a/wherehows-web/app/components/dataset-authors.ts
+++ b/wherehows-web/app/components/dataset-authors.ts
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export default class DatasetAuthors extends Component {
     const { avatarProperties } = this;
 
     return {
-      ...owner,
+      owner,
       avatar: avatarProperties
         ? getAvatarProps(avatarProperties)({ userName: owner.userName })
         : { imageUrl: '', imageUrlFallback: '/assets/assets/images/default_avatar.png' }
@@ -266,8 +266,10 @@ export default class DatasetAuthors extends Component {
    */
   @action
   addOwner(this: DatasetAuthors, newOwner: IOwner): Array<IOwner> | void {
-    const owners = get(this, 'owners') || [];
-    const { notify } = get(this, 'notifications');
+    const {
+      owners = [],
+      notifications: { notify }
+    } = this;
 
     if (ownerAlreadyExists(owners, { userName: newOwner.userName, source: newOwner.source })) {
       return void notify(NotificationEvent.info, { content: 'Owner has already been added to "confirmed" list' });
diff --git a/wherehows-web/app/templates/components/dataset-author.hbs b/wherehows-web/app/templates/components/dataset-author.hbs
index 672294b6e7..c317c791ac 100644
--- a/wherehows-web/app/templates/components/dataset-author.hbs
+++ b/wherehows-web/app/templates/components/dataset-author.hbs
@@ -1,75 +1,76 @@
-<td>
-  {{#unless isOwnerInActive}}
-    {{avatars/avatar-image avatar=@owner.avatar}}
-  {{/unless}}
-
-  {{@owner.userName}}
-
-  {{#if isOwnerInActive}}
-
-    <span class="nacho-button nacho-button--small dataset-author-record__indicator--inactive">
-      Inactive
-    </span>
-
-  {{/if}}
-</td>
-
-<td>
-  {{@owner.name}}
-</td>
-
-<td>
-  {{@owner.idType}}
-</td>
-
-{{!-- hides source column for confirmed owners--}}
-{{#unless isOwnerMutable}}
-
+{{#let @owner.owner as |ownerRecord|}}
   <td>
-    {{@owner.source}}
+    {{#unless isOwnerInActive}}
+      {{avatars/avatar-image avatar=@owner.avatar}}
+    {{/unless}}
+
+    {{ownerRecord.userName}}
+
+    {{#if isOwnerInActive}}
+
+      <span class="nacho-button nacho-button--small dataset-author-record__indicator--inactive">
+        Inactive
+      </span>
+
+    {{/if}}
   </td>
 
-{{/unless}}
+  <td>
+    {{ownerRecord.name}}
+  </td>
 
-<td>
-  {{ember-selector
-    class=(unless isOwnerMutable "nacho-select--hidden-state")
-    values=ownerTypes
-    selected=@owner.type
-    disabled=(not isOwnerMutable)
-    selectionDidChange=(action "changeOwnerType")
-  }}
-</td>
+  <td>
+    {{ownerRecord.idType}}
+  </td>
 
-<td>
-  {{#if isOwnerMutable}}
+  {{!-- hides source column for confirmed owners--}}
+  {{#unless isOwnerMutable}}
 
-    <button
-      class="nacho-button nacho-button--small remove-dataset-author"
-      {{action "onRemoveOwner"}}>
-      <i class="fa fa-trash"
-         aria-label="Remove Owner"></i>
-    </button>
+    <td>
+      {{ownerRecord.source}}
+    </td>
 
-  {{else}}
+  {{/unless}}
 
-    {{#if isConfirmedSuggestedOwner}}
+  <td>
+    {{ember-selector
+      class=(unless isOwnerMutable "nacho-select--hidden-state")
+      values=ownerTypes
+      selected=ownerRecord.type
+      disabled=(not isOwnerMutable)
+      selectionDidChange=(action "changeOwnerType")
+    }}
+  </td>
 
-      <span
-        class="nacho-button nacho-button--small dataset-author-record__indicator--disabled">
-        Added
-      </span>
+  <td>
+    {{#if isOwnerMutable}}
+
+      <button
+        class="nacho-button nacho-button--small remove-dataset-author"
+        {{action "onRemoveOwner"}}>
+        <i class="fa fa-trash"
+           aria-label="Remove Owner"></i>
+      </button>
 
     {{else}}
 
-      <button
-        class="nacho-button nacho-button--small confirm-suggested-dataset-author"
-        {{action "confirmOwner"}}>
-        <i class="fa fa-plus" title="Add an Owner"></i>
-      </button>
+      {{#if isConfirmedSuggestedOwner}}
+
+        <span
+          class="nacho-button nacho-button--small dataset-author-record__indicator--disabled">
+          Added
+        </span>
+
+      {{else}}
+
+        <button
+          class="nacho-button nacho-button--small confirm-suggested-dataset-author"
+          {{action "confirmOwner"}}>
+          <i class="fa fa-plus" title="Add an Owner"></i>
+        </button>
+
+      {{/if}}
 
     {{/if}}
-
-  {{/if}}
-</td>
-
+  </td>
+{{/let}}
diff --git a/wherehows-web/app/templates/components/dataset-authors.hbs b/wherehows-web/app/templates/components/dataset-authors.hbs
index 0987575b59..6df0c5c9eb 100644
--- a/wherehows-web/app/templates/components/dataset-authors.hbs
+++ b/wherehows-web/app/templates/components/dataset-authors.hbs
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
       </tr>
     </thead>
 
-    {{#each confirmedOwnersWithAvatars as |confirmedOwnerWithAvatar|}}
-      <tbody>
+    <tbody>
+      {{#each confirmedOwnersWithAvatars as |confirmedOwnerWithAvatar|}}
         {{dataset-author
           owner=confirmedOwnerWithAvatar
           ownerTypes=ownerTypes
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
           confirmSuggestedOwner=(action "confirmSuggestedOwner")
           updateOwnerType=(action "updateOwnerType")
         }}
-      </tbody>
-    {{/each}}
+      {{/each}}
+    </tbody>
 
     <tbody>
       <tr>
diff --git a/wherehows-web/app/templates/components/datasets/owners/suggested-owner-card.hbs b/wherehows-web/app/templates/components/datasets/owners/suggested-owner-card.hbs
index 3ddaa2c3cf..a0a8eff080 100644
--- a/wherehows-web/app/templates/components/datasets/owners/suggested-owner-card.hbs
+++ b/wherehows-web/app/templates/components/datasets/owners/suggested-owner-card.hbs
@@ -1,28 +1,30 @@
-<section class="suggested-owner-card__owner-info">
-  <div class="suggested-owner-card__owner-info__profile">
-    {{avatars/avatar-image avatar=@owner.avatar class="suggested-owner-card__owner-info__profile__pic"}}
+{{#let @owner.owner as |ownerRecord|}}
+  <section class="suggested-owner-card__owner-info">
+    <div class="suggested-owner-card__owner-info__profile">
+      {{avatars/avatar-image avatar=@owner.avatar class="suggested-owner-card__owner-info__profile__pic"}}
 
-    <div class="suggested-owner-card__owner-info__profile__name">
-      <h5 class="suggested-owner-card__owner-info__profile__name__full">
-        {{@owner.name}}
-      </h5>
-      <p class="suggested-owner-card__owner-info__profile__name__username">
-        {{@owner.userName}}
-      </p>
+      <div class="suggested-owner-card__owner-info__profile__name">
+        <h5 class="suggested-owner-card__owner-info__profile__name__full">
+          {{ownerRecord.name}}
+        </h5>
+        <p class="suggested-owner-card__owner-info__profile__name__username">
+          {{ownerRecord.userName}}
+        </p>
+      </div>
     </div>
-  </div>
-  <div class="suggested-owner-card__owner-info__add">
-    {{#if isConfirmedSuggestedOwner}}
-      {{fa-icon "check-circle-o" title="Added Owner" size="2"}}
-      <span class="suggested-owner-card__owner-info__add--disabled">Added</span>
-    {{else}}
-      <button class="nacho-button--secondary nacho-button--medium"
-        {{action "confirmOwner"}}>
-        Add as owner
-      </button>
-    {{/if}}
-  </div>
-</section>
-<section class="suggested-owner-card__source-info">
-  Source: {{@owner.source}}
-</section>
\ No newline at end of file
+    <div class="suggested-owner-card__owner-info__add">
+      {{#if isConfirmedSuggestedOwner}}
+        {{fa-icon "check-circle-o" title="Added Owner" size="2"}}
+        <span class="suggested-owner-card__owner-info__add--disabled">Added</span>
+      {{else}}
+        <button class="nacho-button--secondary nacho-button--medium"
+          {{action "confirmOwner"}}>
+          Add as owner
+        </button>
+      {{/if}}
+    </div>
+  </section>
+  <section class="suggested-owner-card__source-info">
+    Source: {{ownerRecord.source}}
+  </section>
+{{/let}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/wherehows-web/app/typings/app/datasets/owners.d.ts b/wherehows-web/app/typings/app/datasets/owners.d.ts
index dd249585d9..d1159088d3 100644
--- a/wherehows-web/app/typings/app/datasets/owners.d.ts
+++ b/wherehows-web/app/typings/app/datasets/owners.d.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ import { IAvatar } from 'wherehows-web/typings/app/avatars';
  * @type OwnerWithAvatarRecord
  * @alias
  */
-type OwnerWithAvatarRecord = IOwner & Record<'avatar', IAvatar>;
+type OwnerWithAvatarRecord = Record<'owner', IOwner> & Record<'avatar', IAvatar>;
 
 export { OwnerWithAvatarRecord };
diff --git a/wherehows-web/tests/integration/components/dataset-author-test.js b/wherehows-web/tests/integration/components/dataset-author-test.js
index ea28f46231..ff9fb55e40 100644
--- a/wherehows-web/tests/integration/components/dataset-author-test.js
+++ b/wherehows-web/tests/integration/components/dataset-author-test.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | dataset author', function(hooks) {
   test('it renders', async function(assert) {
     this.set('removeOwner', noop);
     this.set('confirmSuggestedOwner', noop);
-    this.set('author', confirmedOwner);
+    this.set('author', { owner: confirmedOwner });
     this.set('commonOwners', commonOwners);
 
     await render(
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | dataset author', function(hooks) {
       assert.equal(removeActionCallCount, 1, 'action is called once');
     });
     this.set('confirmSuggestedOwner', noop);
-    this.set('author', confirmedOwner);
+    this.set('author', { owner: confirmedOwner });
     this.set('commonOwners', commonOwners);
 
     await render(
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | dataset author', function(hooks) {
       confirmSuggestedOwnerActionCallCount++;
       assert.equal(confirmSuggestedOwnerActionCallCount, 1, 'action is called once');
     });
-    this.set('author', suggestedOwner);
+    this.set('author', { owner: suggestedOwner });
     this.set('commonOwners', commonOwners);
 
     await render(
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | dataset author', function(hooks) {
       assert.ok(confirmedOwner === owner, 'updateOwnerType action is invoked correct owner reference');
       assert.equal(type, confirmedOwner.type, 'updateOwnerType action is invoked with selected type');
     });
-    this.set('author', confirmedOwner);
+    this.set('author', { owner: confirmedOwner });
     this.set('commonOwners', commonOwners);
     this.set('ownerTypes', ownerTypes);
 
diff --git a/wherehows-web/tests/integration/components/datasets/owners/suggested-owner-card-test.js b/wherehows-web/tests/integration/components/datasets/owners/suggested-owner-card-test.js
index 82b66d2d20..3aba92f2a6 100644
--- a/wherehows-web/tests/integration/components/datasets/owners/suggested-owner-card-test.js
+++ b/wherehows-web/tests/integration/components/datasets/owners/suggested-owner-card-test.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | datasets/owners/suggested owner card', functio
   test('it renders for base and empty cases', async function(assert) {
     this.setProperties({
       commonOwners,
-      author: {},
+      author: { owner: {} },
       ownerTypes: [],
       removeOwner: noop,
       confirmSuggestedOwner: noop
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | datasets/owners/suggested owner card', functio
     this.setProperties({
       ownerTypes,
       commonOwners,
-      author: model,
+      author: { owner: model },
       removeOwner: noop,
       confirmSuggestedOwner: noop
     });
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | datasets/owners/suggested owner card', functio
     this.setProperties({
       ownerTypes,
       commonOwners,
-      author: model,
+      author: { owner: model },
       removeOwner: noop,
       confirmSuggestedOwner: owner => {
         assert.equal(owner.name, model.name, 'Passes the correct information to the confirmOwner function');