diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/moderation.js b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/moderation.js
index b7117181e..557954b70 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/actions/moderation.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/actions/moderation.js
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ export const hideShortcutsNote = () => {
 
   return {type: actions.HIDE_SHORTCUTS_NOTE};
 };
+
+export const viewUserDetail = userId => ({type: actions.VIEW_USER_DETAIL, userId});
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/components/UserDetail.js b/client/coral-admin/src/components/UserDetail.js
deleted file mode 100644
index aa6997dc4..000000000
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/components/UserDetail.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-import React, {PropTypes} from 'react';
-import {Button, Drawer} from 'coral-ui';
-import styles from './UserDetail.js';
-
-const UserDetail = ({user}) => {
-  const localProfile = user.profiles.find(p => p.provider === 'local');
-  const facebookProfile = user.profiles.find(p => p.provider === 'facebook');
-  let profile;
-  if (localProfile) {
-    profile = profile.id;
-  } else if (facebookProfile) {
-    profile = <a href={`https://facebook.com/${facebookProfile.id}`}>{facebookProfile.id}</a>;
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <Drawer>
-      <h3>{user.username}</h3>
-      <p>{profile}</p> <Button>Copy</Button>
-      <strong>Member since</strong> {user.created_at}
-      <hr/>
-      <strong>Account summary</strong>
-      <br/><span className={styles.small}>Data represents the last six months of activity</span>
-      <div className={styles.stats}>
-      </div>
-    </Drawer>
-  );
-};
-
-UserDetail.propTypes = {
-  user: PropTypes.shape({
-    username: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-    profiles: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.shape({
-      id: PropTypes.string,
-      provider: PropTypes.string
-    }))
-  })
-};
-
-export default UserDetail;
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/constants/moderation.js b/client/coral-admin/src/constants/moderation.js
index 14672146e..1d09b0e1a 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/constants/moderation.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/constants/moderation.js
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ export const SINGLE_VIEW = 'SINGLE_VIEW';
 export const SHOW_BANUSER_DIALOG = 'SHOW_BANUSER_DIALOG';
 export const HIDE_BANUSER_DIALOG = 'HIDE_BANUSER_DIALOG';
 export const HIDE_SHORTCUTS_NOTE = 'HIDE_SHORTCUTS_NOTE';
+export const VIEW_USER_DETAIL = 'VIEW_USER_DETAIL';
+export const HIDE_USER_DETAIL = 'HIDE_USER_DETAIL';
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationContainer.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationContainer.js
index fac092a77..b76de1d05 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationContainer.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/ModerationContainer.js
@@ -5,12 +5,19 @@ import key from 'keymaster';
 import isEqual from 'lodash/isEqual';
 import styles from './components/styles.css';
 
-import {modQueueQuery, getUserDetail} from '../../graphql/queries';
+import {modQueueQuery} from '../../graphql/queries';
 import {banUser, setCommentStatus} from '../../graphql/mutations';
 
 import {fetchSettings} from 'actions/settings';
 import {updateAssets} from 'actions/assets';
-import {toggleModal, singleView, showBanUserDialog, hideBanUserDialog, hideShortcutsNote} from 'actions/moderation';
+import {
+  toggleModal,
+  singleView,
+  showBanUserDialog,
+  hideBanUserDialog,
+  hideShortcutsNote,
+  viewUserDetail
+} from 'actions/moderation';
 
 import {Spinner} from 'coral-ui';
 import BanUserDialog from '../../components/BanUserDialog';
@@ -19,7 +26,7 @@ import ModerationMenu from './components/ModerationMenu';
 import ModerationHeader from './components/ModerationHeader';
 import NotFoundAsset from './components/NotFoundAsset';
 import ModerationKeysModal from '../../components/ModerationKeysModal';
-import UserDetail from '../../components/UserDetail';
+import UserDetail from './UserDetail';
 
 class ModerationContainer extends Component {
   state = {
@@ -77,15 +84,6 @@ class ModerationContainer extends Component {
     }
   }
 
-  viewUserDetail = (id) => {
-    console.log('getting user detail', id, typeof getUserDetail);
-    try {
-      getUserDetail({id});
-    } catch (e) {
-      console.log(e);
-    }
-  }
-
   selectSort = (sort) => {
     this.setState({sort});
     this.props.modQueueResort(sort);
@@ -120,7 +118,7 @@ class ModerationContainer extends Component {
   }
 
   render () {
-    const {data, moderation, settings, assets, onClose, ...props} = this.props;
+    const {data, moderation, settings, assets, onClose, viewUserDetail, ...props} = this.props;
     const providedAssetId = this.props.params.id;
     const activeTab = this.props.route.path === ':id' ? 'premod' : this.props.route.path;
 
@@ -190,7 +188,7 @@ class ModerationContainer extends Component {
           assetId={providedAssetId}
           sort={this.state.sort}
           commentCount={activeTabCount}
-          viewUserDetail={this.viewUserDetail}
+          viewUserDetail={viewUserDetail}
         />
         <BanUserDialog
           open={moderation.banDialog}
@@ -206,7 +204,7 @@ class ModerationContainer extends Component {
           shortcutsNoteVisible={moderation.shortcutsNoteVisible}
           open={moderation.modalOpen}
           onClose={onClose}/>
-        {data.user && <UserDetail user={data.user} />}
+        {moderation.userDetailId && <UserDetail id={moderation.userDetailId} />}
       </div>
     );
   }
@@ -224,6 +222,7 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
   singleView: () => dispatch(singleView()),
   updateAssets: assets => dispatch(updateAssets(assets)),
   fetchSettings: () => dispatch(fetchSettings()),
+  viewUserDetail: id => dispatch(viewUserDetail(id)),
   showBanUserDialog: (user, commentId, showRejectedNote) => dispatch(showBanUserDialog(user, commentId, showRejectedNote)),
   hideBanUserDialog: () => dispatch(hideBanUserDialog(false)),
   hideShortcutsNote: () => dispatch(hideShortcutsNote()),
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/UserDetail.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/UserDetail.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45d98c56c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/UserDetail.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import React, {PropTypes} from 'react';
+import {Button, Drawer} from 'coral-ui';
+import styles from './UserDetail.js';
+import {compose} from 'react-apollo';
+import {getUserDetail} from 'coral-admin/src/graphql/queries';
+
+class UserDetail extends React.Component {
+  static propTypes = {
+    id: PropTypes.string.isRequired
+  }
+
+  render () {
+    const {data} = this.props;
+
+    if (!('user' in data)) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const {user} = data;
+    const localProfile = user.profiles.find(p => p.provider === 'local');
+    const facebookProfile = user.profiles.find(p => p.provider === 'facebook');
+    let profile;
+    if (localProfile) {
+      profile = localProfile.id;
+    } else if (facebookProfile) {
+      profile = <a href={`https://facebook.com/${facebookProfile.id}`}>{facebookProfile.id}</a>;
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <Drawer>
+        <h3>{user.username}</h3>
+        <p>{profile}</p> <Button>Copy</Button>
+        <strong>Member since</strong> {user.created_at}
+        <hr/>
+        <strong>Account summary</strong>
+        <br/><span className={styles.small}>Data represents the last six months of activity</span>
+        <div className={styles.stats}>
+        </div>
+      </Drawer>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export default compose(
+  getUserDetail
+)(UserDetail);
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/components/Comment.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/components/Comment.js
index b35c688cd..8956e6e03 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/components/Comment.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/ModerationQueue/components/Comment.js
@@ -35,10 +35,7 @@ const Comment = ({actions = [], comment, viewUserDetail, ...props}) => {
       <div className={styles.container}>
         <div className={styles.itemHeader}>
           <div className={styles.author}>
-            <span className={styles.username} onClick={() => {
-              console.log('clickt', comment.user.id);
-              viewUserDetail(comment.user.id);
-            }}>
+            <span className={styles.username} onClick={() => viewUserDetail(comment.user.id)}>
               {comment.user.name}
             </span>
             <span className={styles.created}>
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/queries/index.js b/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/queries/index.js
index aa5ffa505..8ab3c7292 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/queries/index.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/graphql/queries/index.js
@@ -95,16 +95,10 @@ export const modQueueResort = (id, fetchMore) => (sort) => {
   });
 };
 
-export const getUserDetail = ({id}) => {
-  console.log('close', id);
-  return graphql(USER_DETAIL, {
-    options: () => {
-      console.log('so close!', id);
-      return {
-        variables: {
-          id
-        }
-      };
-    }
-  });
-};
+export const getUserDetail = graphql(USER_DETAIL, {
+  options: ({id}) => {
+    return {
+      variables: {id}
+    };
+  }
+});
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/reducers/moderation.js b/client/coral-admin/src/reducers/moderation.js
index a40ac865f..d8b9c59bb 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/reducers/moderation.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/reducers/moderation.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const initialState = Map({
   modalOpen: false,
   user: Map({}),
   commentId: null,
+  userDetailId: null,
   banDialog: false,
   shortcutsNoteVisible: window.localStorage.getItem('coral:shortcutsNote') || 'show'
 });
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ export default function moderation (state = initialState, action) {
   case actions.HIDE_SHORTCUTS_NOTE:
     return state
       .set('shortcutsNoteVisible', 'hide');
+  case actions.VIEW_USER_DETAIL:
+    return state.set('userDetailId', action.userId);
+  case actions.HIDE_USER_DETAIL:
+    return state.set('userDetailId', null);
   default :
     return state;
   }
diff --git a/graph/resolvers/root_query.js b/graph/resolvers/root_query.js
index 622584310..9dd78c2fc 100644
--- a/graph/resolvers/root_query.js
+++ b/graph/resolvers/root_query.js
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ const RootQuery = {
 
   // this returns an arbitrary user
   user(_, {id}, {user, loaders: {Users}}) {
-    console.log("user id!", id);
     if (user == null || !user.hasRoles('ADMIN')) {
       return null;
     }
diff --git a/graph/resolvers/user.js b/graph/resolvers/user.js
index d8ed7ee15..4f6528454 100644
--- a/graph/resolvers/user.js
+++ b/graph/resolvers/user.js
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ const User = {
 
     return null;
   },
+  profiles({id, profiles}, _, {user}) {
+
+    // if the user is not an admin, do not return the profiles
+    if (user && (user.hasRoles('ADMIN') || user.id === id)) {
+      return profiles;
+    }
+
+    return null;
+  },
   roles({id, roles}, _, {user}) {
 
     // If the user is not an admin, only return the current user's roles.
diff --git a/graph/typeDefs.graphql b/graph/typeDefs.graphql
index 4fa7a1531..f1d0acac4 100644
--- a/graph/typeDefs.graphql
+++ b/graph/typeDefs.graphql
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ enum USER_ROLES {
   MODERATOR
 }
 
+type UserProfile {
+  # the id is an identifier for the user profile (email, facebook id, etc)
+  id: String!
+
+  # name of the provider attached to the authentication mode
+  provider: String!
+}
+
 # Any person who can author comments, create actions, and view comments on a
 # stream.
 type User {
@@ -39,6 +47,9 @@ type User {
   # the current roles of the user.
   roles: [USER_ROLES]
 
+  # the current profiles of the user.
+  profiles: [UserProfile]
+
   # determines whether the user can edit their username
   canEditName: Boolean