diff --git a/app/models/index-card.ts b/app/models/index-card.ts
index 15b179cd90d..3f64d81888a 100644
--- a/app/models/index-card.ts
+++ b/app/models/index-card.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
+import { getOwner } from '@ember/application';
 import { inject as service } from '@ember/service';
+import { waitFor } from '@ember/test-waiters';
 import Model, { AsyncHasMany, attr, hasMany } from '@ember-data/model';
+import { dropTask } from 'ember-concurrency';
 import IntlService from 'ember-intl/services/intl';
 
 import GetLocalizedPropertyHelper from 'ember-osf-web/helpers/get-localized-property';
-import { getOwner } from '@ember/application';
+import config from 'ember-osf-web/config/environment';
+import OsfModel from 'ember-osf-web/models/osf-model';
+import { tracked } from 'tracked-built-ins';
+const osfUrl = config.OSF.url;
 
 export interface LanguageText {
     '@language': string;
@@ -23,10 +29,28 @@ export default class IndexCardModel extends Model {
 
     getLocalizedString = new GetLocalizedPropertyHelper(getOwner(this));
 
+    @tracked osfModel?: OsfModel;
+
     get resourceId() {
         return this.resourceIdentifier[0];
     }
 
+    get osfModelType() {
+        const types = this.resourceMetadata.resourceType.map( (item: any) => item['@id']);
+        if (types.includes('Project') || types.includes('ProjectComponent')) {
+            return 'node';
+        } else if (types.includes('Registration') || types.includes('RegistrationComponent')) {
+            return 'registration';
+        } else if (types.includes('Preprint')) {
+            return 'preprint';
+        } else if (types.includes('Person') || types.includes('Agent')) {
+            return 'user';
+        } else if(types.includes('File')) {
+            return 'file';
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
     get label() {
         const possibleLabelKeys = ['displayLabel', 'name', 'title'];
         for (const key of possibleLabelKeys) {
@@ -44,6 +68,31 @@ export default class IndexCardModel extends Model {
         }
         return '';
     }
+
+    @dropTask
+    @waitFor
+    async getOsfModel(options?: object) {
+        const identifier = this.resourceIdentifier;
+        if (identifier && this.osfModelType) {
+            const guid = this.guidFromIdentifierList(identifier);
+            if (guid) {
+                const osfModel = await this.store.findRecord(this.osfModelType, guid, options);
+                this.osfModel = osfModel;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    guidFromIdentifierList() {
+        for (const iri of this.resourceIdentifier) {
+            if (iri && iri.startsWith(osfUrl)) {
+                const pathSegments = iri.slice(osfUrl.length).split('/').filter(Boolean);
+                if (pathSegments.length === 1) {
+                    return pathSegments[0];  // one path segment; looks like osf-id
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
 }
 
 declare module 'ember-data/types/registries/model' {
diff --git a/app/models/search-result.ts b/app/models/search-result.ts
index d3a5fa9412e..c21c51f1a57 100644
--- a/app/models/search-result.ts
+++ b/app/models/search-result.ts
@@ -73,11 +73,15 @@ export default class SearchResultModel extends Model {
         return this.resourceMetadata['@id'];
     }
 
+    // returns list of affilated institutions for users
     // returns list of contributors for osf objects
     // returns list of affiliated institutions for osf users
     get affiliatedEntities() {
         if (this.resourceType === 'user') {
-            // return something
+            if (this.resourceMetadata.affiliation) {
+                return this.resourceMetadata.affiliation.map((item: any) =>
+                    ({ name: item.name[0]['@value'], absoluteUrl: item['@id'] }));
+            }
         } else if (this.resourceMetadata.creator) {
             return this.resourceMetadata.creator?.map((item: any) =>
                 ({ name: item.name[0]['@value'], absoluteUrl: item['@id'] }));
diff --git a/app/models/user.ts b/app/models/user.ts
index 1c7e2f945f1..b02912bacfe 100644
--- a/app/models/user.ts
+++ b/app/models/user.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { buildValidations, validator } from 'ember-cp-validations';
 import config from 'ember-osf-web/config/environment';
 import { Link } from 'jsonapi-typescript';
 
+import PreprintModel from 'ember-osf-web/models/preprint';
 import SparseNodeModel from 'ember-osf-web/models/sparse-node';
 import ContributorModel from './contributor';
 import DraftRegistrationModel from './draft-registration';
@@ -114,6 +115,9 @@ export default class UserModel extends OsfModel.extend(Validations) {
     @hasMany('draft-registration')
     draftRegistrations!: AsyncHasMany<DraftRegistrationModel>;
 
+    @hasMany('preprint')
+    preprints!: AsyncHasMany<PreprintModel>;
+
     @hasMany('institution', { inverse: 'users' })
     institutions!: AsyncHasMany<InstitutionModel>;
 
diff --git a/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-page/template.hbs b/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-page/template.hbs
index 047377bbdba..1c69cadb328 100644
--- a/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-page/template.hbs
+++ b/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-page/template.hbs
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ as |layout|>
                 <SearchResultCard @result={{item}} />
             {{else}}
                 <div local-class='no-results'>
-                    <p>{{t 'search.no-results'}}</p>
+                    <p data-test-search-page-no-results>{{t 'search.no-results'}}</p>
                 </div>
             {{/each}}
         {{/if}}
diff --git a/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/component.ts b/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/component.ts
index d487ff36a03..a0af4a4941d 100644
--- a/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/component.ts
+++ b/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/component.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 import { action } from '@ember/object';
+import { inject as service } from '@ember/service';
+import Store from '@ember-data/store';
 import Component from '@glimmer/component';
 import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
-import SearchResultModel from 'ember-osf-web/models/search-result';
-import { inject as service } from '@ember/service';
 import Intl from 'ember-intl/services/intl';
 
+import SearchResultModel from 'ember-osf-web/models/search-result';
+import UserModel from 'ember-osf-web/models/user';
+
 interface Args {
     result: SearchResultModel;
 }
 
 export default class SearchResultCard extends Component<Args> {
     @service intl!: Intl;
+    @service store!: Store;
+
     @tracked isOpenSecondaryMetadata = false;
+    @tracked osfUser?: UserModel;
 
     @action
     toggleSecondaryMetadata() {
@@ -22,10 +28,23 @@ export default class SearchResultCard extends Component<Args> {
         return this.intl.t(`osf-components.search-result-card.${this.args.result.resourceType}`);
     }
 
-    // not sure if this is the best way, as there was a resourceType of "unknown" out in the wild
     get secondaryMetadataComponent() {
         const { resourceType } = this.args.result;
-
-        return `search-result-card/${resourceType.replace('_component', '')}-secondary-metadata`;
+        switch (resourceType) {
+        case 'project':
+        case 'project_component':
+            return 'search-result-card/project-secondary-metadata';
+        case 'registration':
+        case 'registration_component':
+            return 'search-result-card/registration-secondary-metadata';
+        case 'preprint':
+            return 'search-result-card/preprint-secondary-metadata';
+        case 'file':
+            return 'search-result-card/file-secondary-metadata';
+        case 'user':
+            return 'search-result-card/user-secondary-metadata';
+        default:
+            return null;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/preprint-secondary-metadata/template.hbs b/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/preprint-secondary-metadata/template.hbs
index 5ed73f65c5d..d67af09a99f 100644
--- a/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/preprint-secondary-metadata/template.hbs
+++ b/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/preprint-secondary-metadata/template.hbs
@@ -90,4 +90,3 @@
         </dd>
     {{/if}}
 </dl>
-
diff --git a/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/project-secondary-metadata/template.hbs b/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/project-secondary-metadata/template.hbs
index 87a2d0a1b6c..f0b29589063 100644
--- a/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/project-secondary-metadata/template.hbs
+++ b/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/project-secondary-metadata/template.hbs
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@
             </InlineList>
         </dd>
     {{/if}}
-</dl>
\ No newline at end of file
+</dl>
diff --git a/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/styles.scss b/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/styles.scss
index 2a53b47ab83..8787c6c5670 100644
--- a/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/styles.scss
+++ b/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/styles.scss
@@ -80,8 +80,11 @@
         padding-top: 10px;
     }
 
-    dt,
-    dd {
+    dt {
         margin: 15px 0 0 5px;
     }
+
+    dd {
+        margin-left: 5px;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/template.hbs b/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/template.hbs
index ea6ba3e1f93..65911c42eba 100644
--- a/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/template.hbs
+++ b/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/template.hbs
@@ -5,27 +5,25 @@
                 <div local-class='type-label'>
                     {{this.cardTypeLabel}}
                 </div>
-                {{#if (not-eq @result.resourceType 'user')}}
-                    <Button
-                        {{on 'click' this.toggleSecondaryMetadata}}
-                        aria-label={{if this.isOpenSecondaryMetadata
-                            (t 'osf-components.search-result-card.hide_additional_metadata')
-                            (t 'osf-components.search-result-card.show_additional_metadata')
-                        }}
-                        aria-controls={{secondaryMetadataPanelId}}
-                        aria-expanded={{this.isOpenSecondaryMetadata}}
-                    >
-                        {{#if this.isOpenSecondaryMetadata}}
-                            <FaIcon
-                                @icon={{'angle-up'}}
-                            />
-                        {{else}}
-                            <FaIcon
-                                @icon={{'angle-down'}}
-                            />  
-                        {{/if}}
-                    </Button>
-                {{/if}}
+                <Button
+                    {{on 'click' this.toggleSecondaryMetadata}}
+                    aria-label={{if this.isOpenSecondaryMetadata
+                        (t 'osf-components.search-result-card.hide_additional_metadata')
+                        (t 'osf-components.search-result-card.show_additional_metadata')
+                    }}
+                    aria-controls={{secondaryMetadataPanelId}}
+                    aria-expanded={{this.isOpenSecondaryMetadata}}
+                >
+                    {{#if this.isOpenSecondaryMetadata}}
+                        <FaIcon
+                            @icon={{'angle-up'}}
+                        />
+                    {{else}}
+                        <FaIcon
+                            @icon={{'angle-down'}}
+                        />
+                    {{/if}}
+                </Button>
             </div>
             <h4>
                 <a data-test-search-result-card-title href={{@result.absoluteUrl}} target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'> {{@result.displayTitle}} </a>
@@ -104,4 +102,4 @@
             </panel.body>
         </CpPanel>
     {{/let}}
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
diff --git a/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/user-secondary-metadata/component.ts b/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/user-secondary-metadata/component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b03c0a09f3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/user-secondary-metadata/component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { inject as service } from '@ember/service';
+import Store from '@ember-data/store';
+import Component from '@glimmer/component';
+import Intl from 'ember-intl/services/intl';
+import { taskFor } from 'ember-concurrency-ts';
+
+import SearchResultModel from 'ember-osf-web/models/search-result';
+import UserModel from 'ember-osf-web/models/user';
+import { alias } from '@ember/object/computed';
+import { task } from 'ember-concurrency';
+import { waitFor } from '@ember/test-waiters';
+
+interface Args {
+    result: SearchResultModel;
+}
+
+export default class UserSecondaryMetadata extends Component<Args> {
+    @service intl!: Intl;
+    @service store!: Store;
+
+    @alias('args.result.indexCard.osfModel') user?: UserModel;
+
+    constructor(owner: unknown, args: Args) {
+        super(owner, args);
+        if (!this.user) {
+            taskFor(this.getOsfUserModel).perform();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @task
+    @waitFor
+    async getOsfUserModel() {
+        const options = {
+            adapterOptions: {
+                query: {
+                    related_counts: 'nodes,registrations,preprints',
+                },
+            },
+            reload: true,
+        };
+        await taskFor(this.args.result.indexCard.get('getOsfModel')).perform(options);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/user-secondary-metadata/template.hbs b/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/user-secondary-metadata/template.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3b29069da0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/osf-components/addon/components/search-result-card/user-secondary-metadata/template.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{{#if this.getOsfUserModel.isRunning}}
+    <LoadingIndicator @dark={{true}}/>
+{{else if this.getOsfUserModel.isError}}
+    {{t 'osf-components.search-result-card.fetch_user_error'}}
+{{else if (not this.user)}}
+    {{t 'osf-components.search-result-card.no_user'}}
+{{else}}
+    <dl>
+        {{#if this.user.employment.length}}
+            <dt>{{t 'osf-components.search-result-card.employment'}}</dt>
+            <dd>{{this.user.employment.[0].institution}}</dd>
+        {{/if}}
+        {{#if this.user.education.length}}
+            <dt>{{t 'osf-components.search-result-card.education'}}</dt>
+            <dd>{{this.user.education.[0].institution}}</dd>
+        {{/if}}
+        <dt>{{t 'osf-components.search-result-card.public_projects'}}</dt>
+        <dd>{{this.user.relatedCounts.nodes}}</dd>
+        <dt>{{t 'osf-components.search-result-card.public_registrations'}}</dt>
+        <dd>{{this.user.relatedCounts.registrations}}</dd>
+        <dt>{{t 'osf-components.search-result-card.public_preprints'}}</dt>
+        <dd>{{this.user.relatedCounts.preprints}}</dd>
+    </dl>
+{{/if}}
diff --git a/lib/osf-components/app/components/search-result-card/user-secondary-metadata/component.js b/lib/osf-components/app/components/search-result-card/user-secondary-metadata/component.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba01e369bdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/osf-components/app/components/search-result-card/user-secondary-metadata/component.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default } from 'osf-components/components/search-result-card/user-secondary-metadata/component';
diff --git a/lib/osf-components/app/components/search-result-card/user-secondary-metadata/template.js b/lib/osf-components/app/components/search-result-card/user-secondary-metadata/template.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..342377bcb97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/osf-components/app/components/search-result-card/user-secondary-metadata/template.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default } from 'osf-components/components/search-result-card/user-secondary-metadata/template';
diff --git a/mirage/serializers/user.ts b/mirage/serializers/user.ts
index 4036c9df063..fef5af248b8 100644
--- a/mirage/serializers/user.ts
+++ b/mirage/serializers/user.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ export default class UserSerializer extends ApplicationSerializer<User> {
                     },
                 },
             },
+            preprints: {
+                links: {
+                    related: {
+                        href: `${apiUrl}/v2/users/${model.id}/preprints/`,
+                        meta: this.buildRelatedLinkMeta(model, 'preprints'),
+                    },
+                },
+            },
         };
         if (model.defaultRegion) {
             serializedRelationships.defaultRegion = {
diff --git a/translations/en-us.yml b/translations/en-us.yml
index 99c02c3ec78..d6a4b1533e5 100644
--- a/translations/en-us.yml
+++ b/translations/en-us.yml
@@ -1896,6 +1896,13 @@ osf-components:
         withdrawn: Withdrawn
         unknown: Unknown
         remaining_count: '{count} more'
+        fetch_user_error: 'Unable to fetch user information from OSF'
+        no_user: 'No user'
+        employment: Employment
+        education: Education
+        public_projects: Public projects
+        public_registrations: Public registrations
+        public_preprints: Public preprints
     resources-list:
         add_instructions: 'Link a DOI from a repository to your registration by clicking the green “+” button.'
         add_instructions_adhere: 'Contributors affirmed to adhere to the criteria for each badge.'