diff --git a/productMods/config/listViewConfig-advisorIn.xml b/productMods/config/listViewConfig-advisorIn.xml
index 7faf4856..3e1f10f7 100644
--- a/productMods/config/listViewConfig-advisorIn.xml
+++ b/productMods/config/listViewConfig-advisorIn.xml
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
                                 OPTIONAL { ?degree core:abbreviation ?degreeAbbr }
                      }
                      <collated>
-                     OPTIONAL { ?subclass rdfs:subClassOf core:AdvisingRelationship .
-                                ?advisory a ?subclass  
-                     }
+                         OPTIONAL { ?advisory vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass .
+                                    ?subclass rdfs:subClassOf core:AdvisingRelationship  
+                         }
                      </collated>     
                      OPTIONAL { ?advisory core:dateTimeInterval ?dateTimeInterval 
                                 OPTIONAL { ?dateTimeInterval core:start ?dateTimeStartValue .
@@ -128,13 +128,15 @@
     <query-construct>
         PREFIX core: &lt;http://vivoweb.org/ontology/core#&gt;
         PREFIX rdfs: &lt;http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#&gt;    
+        PREFIX vitro: &lt;http://vitro.mannlib.cornell.edu/ns/vitro/0.7#&gt;
         CONSTRUCT { 
             ?subject ?property ?advisory .  
-            ?advisory a ?subclass  
+            ?advisory vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass . 
+            ?subclass rdfs:subClassOf core:AdvisingRelationship
         } WHERE {
             ?subject ?property ?advisory .
-            ?subclass rdfs:subClassOf core:AdvisingRelationship .
-            ?advisory a ?subclass  
+            ?advisory vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass . 
+            ?subclass rdfs:subClassOf core:AdvisingRelationship 
         } 
     </query-construct>
 
diff --git a/productMods/config/listViewConfig-authorInAuthorship.xml b/productMods/config/listViewConfig-authorInAuthorship.xml
index ea402104..534d4bdc 100644
--- a/productMods/config/listViewConfig-authorInAuthorship.xml
+++ b/productMods/config/listViewConfig-authorInAuthorship.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
         PREFIX core: &lt;http://vivoweb.org/ontology/core#&gt;
         PREFIX afn:  &lt;http://jena.hpl.hp.com/ARQ/function#&gt;
         PREFIX bibo: &lt;http://purl.org/ontology/bibo/&gt; 
+        PREFIX vitro: &lt;http://vitro.mannlib.cornell.edu/ns/vitro/0.7#&gt;
               
         SELECT DISTINCT <collated> ?subclass </collated> 
                         ?authorship
@@ -46,8 +47,8 @@
                        }
 
                        <collated> 
-                       OPTIONAL { ?subclass rdfs:subClassOf core:InformationResource .
-                                  ?infoResource a ?subclass  
+                       OPTIONAL {  ?infoResource vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass .
+                                   ?subclass rdfs:subClassOf core:InformationResource
                        }     
                        </collated>                       
                        OPTIONAL { ?infoResource core:hasPublicationVenue ?publishedIn .
@@ -170,15 +171,16 @@
     <query-construct>
         PREFIX core: &lt;http://vivoweb.org/ontology/core#&gt;
         PREFIX rdfs: &lt;http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#&gt;    
+        PREFIX vitro: &lt;http://vitro.mannlib.cornell.edu/ns/vitro/0.7#&gt;
         CONSTRUCT { 
             ?subject ?property ?authorship .  
-            ?authorship core:linkedInformationResource ?infoResource .
-            ?infoResource a ?subclass  
+            ?infoResource vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass .
+            ?authorship core:linkedInformationResource ?infoResource 
         } WHERE {
             ?subject ?property ?authorship .
             ?authorship core:linkedInformationResource ?infoResource .
-            ?subclass rdfs:subClassOf core:InformationResource .
-            ?infoResource a ?subclass  
+            ?infoResource vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass .
+            ?subclass rdfs:subClassOf core:InformationResource  
         } 
     </query-construct>
 
diff --git a/productMods/config/listViewConfig-educationalTraining.xml b/productMods/config/listViewConfig-educationalTraining.xml
index 133db8aa..d057ab66 100644
--- a/productMods/config/listViewConfig-educationalTraining.xml
+++ b/productMods/config/listViewConfig-educationalTraining.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
         PREFIX core: &lt;http://vivoweb.org/ontology/core#&gt;
         PREFIX afn:  &lt;http://jena.hpl.hp.com/ARQ/function#&gt;
         PREFIX foaf:  &lt;http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/&gt;
+        PREFIX vitro: &lt;http://vitro.mannlib.cornell.edu/ns/vitro/0.7#&gt;
         
         SELECT DISTINCT <collated> ?subclass </collated>
                         ?edTraining 
@@ -21,8 +22,8 @@
                 OPTIONAL { ?edTraining core:trainingAtOrganization ?org .                                 
                            ?org rdfs:label ?orgName  
                            <collated>
-                           OPTIONAL { ?subclass rdfs:subClassOf foaf:Organization .
-                                      ?org a ?subclass 
+                           OPTIONAL { ?org vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass .
+                                      ?subclass rdfs:subClassOf foaf:Organization  
                            }  
                            </collated>                         
                 }        
@@ -94,13 +95,15 @@
     <query-construct>
         PREFIX rdfs: &lt;http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#&gt;   
         PREFIX core: &lt;http://vivoweb.org/ontology/core#&gt;
-
+        PREFIX vitro: &lt;http://vitro.mannlib.cornell.edu/ns/vitro/0.7#&gt;
         CONSTRUCT {
-            ?org a ?subclass
+            ?subject ?property ?edTraining .
+            ?org vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass .
+            ?edTraining core:trainingAtOrganization ?org
         } WHERE {
             ?subject ?property ?edTraining .
-            ?edTraining core:trainingAtOrganization ?org .
-            ?org a ?subclass
+            ?org vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass .
+            ?edTraining core:trainingAtOrganization ?org
         }
     </query-construct>
 
diff --git a/productMods/config/listViewConfig-hasInvestigatorRole.xml b/productMods/config/listViewConfig-hasInvestigatorRole.xml
index f624d841..490b2601 100644
--- a/productMods/config/listViewConfig-hasInvestigatorRole.xml
+++ b/productMods/config/listViewConfig-hasInvestigatorRole.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
                         OPTIONAL { ?activity rdfs:label ?activityLabel }
                         
                         <collated>
-                        ?activity vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass   
+                        ?activity vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass .
+                        ?subclass rdfs:subClassOf core:hasInvestigatorRole  
                         </collated>
             }           
             OPTIONAL { ?activity core:grantAwardedBy ?awardedBy .
@@ -61,10 +62,12 @@
             ?subject ?property ?role .
             ?role core:roleIn ?activity .
             ?activity vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass .
+            ?subclass rdfs:subClassOf core:hasInvestigatorRole 
         } WHERE {
             ?subject ?property ?role .
             ?role core:roleIn ?activity .
-            ?activity vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass
+            ?activity vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass .
+            ?subclass rdfs:subClassOf core:hasInvestigatorRole 
         }
     </query-construct>
     
diff --git a/productMods/config/listViewConfig-informationResourceInAuthorship.xml b/productMods/config/listViewConfig-informationResourceInAuthorship.xml
index af86b5c6..63c3f474 100644
--- a/productMods/config/listViewConfig-informationResourceInAuthorship.xml
+++ b/productMods/config/listViewConfig-informationResourceInAuthorship.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
         PREFIX core:  &lt;http://vivoweb.org/ontology/core#&gt;
         PREFIX afn:   &lt;http://jena.hpl.hp.com/ARQ/function#&gt;
         PREFIX foaf:  &lt;http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/&gt;
+        PREFIX vitro: &lt;http://vitro.mannlib.cornell.edu/ns/vitro/0.7#&gt;
                 
         SELECT DISTINCT <collated> ?subclass </collated>
                         ?authorship
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@
             OPTIONAL { ?authorship core:linkedAuthor ?person .                      
                        ?person rdfs:label ?personName 
                        <collated> 
-                       OPTIONAL { ?person a ?subclass .
+                       OPTIONAL { ?person vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass .
                                   ?subclass rdfs:subClassOf foaf:Person 
                        } 
                        </collated>
@@ -41,12 +42,13 @@
     
     <query-construct>
         PREFIX core: &lt;http://vivoweb.org/ontology/core#&gt;
-        PREFIX rdfs: &lt;http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#&gt;    
+        PREFIX rdfs: &lt;http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#&gt; 
+        PREFIX vitro: &lt;http://vitro.mannlib.cornell.edu/ns/vitro/0.7#&gt;   
         CONSTRUCT { 
             ?subject ?property ?authorship .
             ?authorship ?authorshipProperty ?authorshipValue .
             ?person rdfs:label ?personName .
-            ?person a ?subclass           
+            ?person vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass           
         } WHERE {
             {
                 ?subject ?property ?authorship 
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@
                 ?subject ?property ?authorship .
                 ?authorship core:linkedAuthor ?person .                      
                 ?person rdfs:label ?personName . 
-                ?person a ?subclass 
+                ?person vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass
             }
         } 
     </query-construct>
diff --git a/productMods/config/listViewConfig-organizationForPosition.xml b/productMods/config/listViewConfig-organizationForPosition.xml
index 42a4d7b6..6bf8fe52 100644
--- a/productMods/config/listViewConfig-organizationForPosition.xml
+++ b/productMods/config/listViewConfig-organizationForPosition.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
         PREFIX rdfs: &lt;http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#&gt;
         PREFIX core: &lt;http://vivoweb.org/ontology/core#&gt;
         PREFIX afn:  &lt;http://jena.hpl.hp.com/ARQ/function#&gt;
+        PREFIX vitro: &lt;http://vitro.mannlib.cornell.edu/ns/vitro/0.7#&gt;
         
         SELECT DISTINCT <collated> ?subclass </collated>
                         ?position
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@
                        ?person rdfs:label ?personName   
             }     
             <collated>           
-            OPTIONAL { ?position a ?subclass .
+            OPTIONAL { ?position vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass .
                        ?subclass rdfs:subClassOf core:Position 
             }   
             </collated>
@@ -42,10 +43,15 @@
     
     <query-construct>
         PREFIX rdfs: &lt;http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#&gt;  
-        PREFIX core: &lt;http://vivoweb.org/ontology/core#&gt;  
+        PREFIX core: &lt;http://vivoweb.org/ontology/core#&gt;
+        PREFIX vitro: &lt;http://vitro.mannlib.cornell.edu/ns/vitro/0.7#&gt;  
         CONSTRUCT {
+            ?subject ?property ?position .
+            ?position vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass .
             ?subclass rdfs:subClassOf core:Position 
         } WHERE {
+            ?subject ?property ?position .
+            ?position vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass .
             ?subclass rdfs:subClassOf core:Position 
         }
     </query-construct>
diff --git a/productMods/config/listViewConfig-organizationForTraining.xml b/productMods/config/listViewConfig-organizationForTraining.xml
index d69eb123..43ba280b 100644
--- a/productMods/config/listViewConfig-organizationForTraining.xml
+++ b/productMods/config/listViewConfig-organizationForTraining.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
         PREFIX rdfs: &lt;http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#&gt;
         PREFIX core: &lt;http://vivoweb.org/ontology/core#&gt;
         PREFIX afn:  &lt;http://jena.hpl.hp.com/ARQ/function#&gt;
+        PREFIX vitro: &lt;http://vitro.mannlib.cornell.edu/ns/vitro/0.7#&gt;
         
         SELECT DISTINCT <collated> ?subclass </collated>
                         ?localName
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@
                        OPTIONAL { ?degree core:abbreviation ?degreeAbbr }   
             }     
             <collated>           
-            OPTIONAL { ?training a ?subclass .
+            OPTIONAL { ?training vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass .
                        ?subclass rdfs:subClassOf core:EducationalTraining 
             }   
             </collated>
@@ -57,10 +58,15 @@
     
     <query-construct>
         PREFIX rdfs: &lt;http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#&gt;  
-        PREFIX core: &lt;http://vivoweb.org/ontology/core#&gt;  
+        PREFIX core: &lt;http://vivoweb.org/ontology/core#&gt; 
+        PREFIX vitro: &lt;http://vitro.mannlib.cornell.edu/ns/vitro/0.7#&gt; 
         CONSTRUCT {
+            ?subject ?property ?training .
+            ?training vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass .
             ?subclass rdfs:subClassOf core:EducationalTraining 
         } WHERE {
+            ?subject ?property ?training .
+            ?training vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass .
             ?subclass rdfs:subClassOf core:EducationalTraining 
         }
     </query-construct>
diff --git a/productMods/config/listViewConfig-personInPosition.xml b/productMods/config/listViewConfig-personInPosition.xml
index 1f23c8e2..4b04f7f1 100644
--- a/productMods/config/listViewConfig-personInPosition.xml
+++ b/productMods/config/listViewConfig-personInPosition.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
         PREFIX rdfs: &lt;http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#&gt;
         PREFIX core: &lt;http://vivoweb.org/ontology/core#&gt;
         PREFIX afn:  &lt;http://jena.hpl.hp.com/ARQ/function#&gt;
+        PREFIX vitro: &lt;http://vitro.mannlib.cornell.edu/ns/vitro/0.7#&gt;
         
         SELECT DISTINCT <collated>?subclass</collated> 
                         ?position
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@
                        }
             }
             <collated>
-            OPTIONAL { ?position a ?subclass .
+            OPTIONAL { ?position vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass .
                        ?subclass rdfs:subClassOf core:Position 
             } 
             </collated>
@@ -42,10 +43,15 @@
        
     <query-construct>
         PREFIX rdfs: &lt;http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#&gt;  
-        PREFIX core: &lt;http://vivoweb.org/ontology/core#&gt;  
+        PREFIX core: &lt;http://vivoweb.org/ontology/core#&gt;
+        PREFIX vitro: &lt;http://vitro.mannlib.cornell.edu/ns/vitro/0.7#&gt;  
         CONSTRUCT {
+            ?subject ?property ?position .
+            ?position vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass .
             ?subclass rdfs:subClassOf core:Position 
         } WHERE {
+            ?subject ?property ?position .
+            ?position vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass .
             ?subclass rdfs:subClassOf core:Position 
         }
     </query-construct>
diff --git a/productMods/config/listViewConfig-relatedRole.xml b/productMods/config/listViewConfig-relatedRole.xml
index ae24dbb4..ceca4f6e 100644
--- a/productMods/config/listViewConfig-relatedRole.xml
+++ b/productMods/config/listViewConfig-relatedRole.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
         PREFIX rdfs: &lt;http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#&gt;
         PREFIX core: &lt;http://vivoweb.org/ontology/core#&gt;
         PREFIX afn:  &lt;http://jena.hpl.hp.com/ARQ/function#&gt;
+        PREFIX vitro: &lt;http://vitro.mannlib.cornell.edu/ns/vitro/0.7#&gt;
         
         SELECT DISTINCT <collated>?subclass</collated>
                         # send the property to the template, since this view supports multiple role properties
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@
 
             # We need ?subclass in the uncollated query to get the roleTypeLabel  
             # for roles that have no label (e.g., InvestigatorRole and its subclasses).
-            OPTIONAL { ?role a ?subclass . 
+            OPTIONAL { ?role vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass . 
                        ?subclass rdfs:subClassOf core:Role 
                        OPTIONAL { ?subclass rdfs:label ?roleTypeLabel }
                        ?roleProp rdfs:subPropertyOf core:roleOf ;
@@ -66,10 +67,12 @@
     
     <query-construct>
         PREFIX core: &lt;http://vivoweb.org/ontology/core#&gt;
-        PREFIX rdfs: &lt;http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#&gt;    
+        PREFIX rdfs: &lt;http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#&gt;
+        PREFIX vitro: &lt;http://vitro.mannlib.cornell.edu/ns/vitro/0.7#&gt;    
         CONSTRUCT { 
             ?subject ?property ?role .
             ?role ?roleProperty ?roleValue .
+            ?role vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass .
             ?subclass rdfs:label ?roleTypeLabel .
             ?indivInRole rdfs:label ?indivLabel
         } WHERE {
@@ -77,10 +80,10 @@
                ?subject ?property ?role 
             } UNION {
                ?subject ?property ?role .
-               ?role ?roleProperty ?roleValue . 
+               ?role ?roleProperty ?roleValue  
             } UNION {
                ?subject ?property ?role .
-               ?role a ?subclass . 
+               ?role vitro:mostSpecificType ?subclass 
             } UNION {
                ?subject ?property ?role .
                ?role a ?subclass .