diff --git a/productMods/templates/freemarker/body/partials/individual/individual-sparklineVisualization.ftl b/productMods/templates/freemarker/body/partials/individual/individual-sparklineVisualization.ftl
index 72a45a19..b816f727 100644
--- a/productMods/templates/freemarker/body/partials/individual/individual-sparklineVisualization.ftl
+++ b/productMods/templates/freemarker/body/partials/individual/individual-sparklineVisualization.ftl
@@ -2,69 +2,82 @@
 
 <#-- Template for sparkline visualization on individual profile page -->
 
-<#if individual.visualizationUrl??>
+<#-- Determine whether this person is an author -->
+<#assign authorship = propertyGroups.getProperty("${core}authorInAuthorship")!>
+<#assign isAuthor = p.hasStatements(authorship)!false />
+<#-- Uncomment the following line for a quick confirmation on Publications logic -->
+<#-- <h1>Publications? <#if isAuthor>Ding Ding Ding!<#else>Wah Wuh!</#if></h1> -->
 
+<#-- Determine whether this person is involved in any grants -->
+<#assign investigatorRole = propertyGroups.getProperty("${core}hasInvestigatorRole")!>
+<#assign piRole = propertyGroups.getProperty("${core}hasPrincipalInvestigatorRole")!>
+<#assign coPiRole = propertyGroups.getProperty("${core}hasCo-PrincipalInvestigatorRole")!>
+<#if ( p.hasStatements(investigatorRole)?? || p.hasStatements(piRole)?? || p.hasStatements(coPiRole)?? )>
+    <#assign isInvestigator = true />
+<#else>
+    <#assign isInvestigator = false />
+</#if>
+<#-- Uncomment the following line for a quick confirmation on Grants logic -->
+<#-- <h1>Grants? <#if isInvestigator>Ding Ding Ding!<#else>Wah Wuh!</#if></h1> -->
 
-<#assign coAuthorIcon = '${urls.images}/visualization/co_author_icon.png'>
-<#assign coInvestigatorIcon = '${urls.images}/visualization/co_investigator_icon.png'>
-<#assign informationIcon = '${urls.images}/iconInfo.png'>
-<#assign standardVisualizationURLRoot ="/visualization">
-<#assign googleJSAPI = 'https://www.google.com/jsapi?autoload=%7B%22modules%22%3A%5B%7B%22name%22%3A%22visualization%22%2C%22version%22%3A%221%22%2C%22packages%22%3A%5B%22imagesparkline%22%5D%7D%5D%7D'>
-<#assign coAuthorURL = '${urls.base}${standardVisualizationURLRoot}?vis=person_level&uri=${individual.uri}&vis_mode=coauthor'>
-<#assign coInvestigatorURL = '${urls.base}${standardVisualizationURLRoot}?vis=person_level&uri=${individual.uri}&vis_mode=copi'>
-<#assign visualizationHelperJavaScript = 'js/visualization/visualization-helper-functions.js'>
+<#-- NO LONGER NEEDED! GET RID OF THIS AND ANY OTHER VIVO REFERENCE IN IndividualTemplateModel.java -->
+<#-- <#if individual.visualizationUrl??> -->
 
-<section id="sparklines-publications" role="region">
+<#if (isAuthor || isInvestigator)>
+    <#assign coAuthorIcon = '${urls.images}/visualization/co_author_icon.png'>
+    <#assign coInvestigatorIcon = '${urls.images}/visualization/co_investigator_icon.png'>
+    <#assign informationIcon = '${urls.images}/iconInfo.png'>
+    <#assign standardVisualizationURLRoot ="/visualization">
+    <#assign googleJSAPI = 'https://www.google.com/jsapi?autoload=%7B%22modules%22%3A%5B%7B%22name%22%3A%22visualization%22%2C%22version%22%3A%221%22%2C%22packages%22%3A%5B%22imagesparkline%22%5D%7D%5D%7D'>
+    <#assign coAuthorURL = '${urls.base}${standardVisualizationURLRoot}?vis=person_level&uri=${individual.uri}&vis_mode=coauthor'>
+    <#assign coInvestigatorURL = '${urls.base}${standardVisualizationURLRoot}?vis=person_level&uri=${individual.uri}&vis_mode=copi'>
+    <#assign visualizationHelperJavaScript = 'js/visualization/visualization-helper-functions.js'>
     
-    <img class="infoIcon" src="${informationIcon}" alt="information icon." title="The publication and grant information may be incomplete." width="20px" height="21px" />
-
-    <div id="vis_container_coauthor">&nbsp;</div>
+    <section id="sparklines-publications" role="region">
     
-    <div id="coauthorship_link_container" class="collaboratorship-link-container">
-        <div class="collaboratorship-icon">
-            <a href="${coAuthorURL}"><img src="${coAuthorIcon}" alt="Co-author Network icon" width="30px" height="30px" /></a>
-        </div>
-        <div class="collaboratorship-link"><a href="${coAuthorURL}">Co-Author Network</a></div>
-    </div>
-
-    <div id="coinvestigator_link_container" class="collaboratorship-link-container">
-        <div class="collaboratorship-icon">
-            <a href="${coInvestigatorURL}"><img src="${coInvestigatorIcon}" alt="Co-investigator Network icon" width="30px" height="30px" /></a>
-        </div>
-        <div class="collaboratorship-link"><a href="${coInvestigatorURL}">Co-Investigator Network</a></div>
-    </div>
-
-    ${stylesheets.add("css/visualization/visualization.css")}
-    ${scripts.add(googleJSAPI)}
-    ${scripts.add(visualizationHelperJavaScript)}
-    ${scripts.add("/js/visualization/sparkline.js")}
-    
-    <script type="text/javascript">
-        var visualizationUrl = '${individual.visualizationUrl}';
+        <img class="infoIcon" src="${informationIcon}" alt="information icon." title="The publication and grant information may be incomplete." width="20px" height="21px" />
         
-        $(document).ready(function(){
+        <div id="vis_container_coauthor">&nbsp;</div>
         
-            $.ajax({
-                url: "${urls.base}/visualizationAjax",
-                data: ({vis: "utilities", vis_mode: "SHOW_GRANTS_LINK", uri: '${individual.uri}'}),
-                dataType: "json",
-                success:function(data){
-                
-                    /*
-                    Collaboratorship links do not show up by default. They should show up only if there any data to
-                    show on that page. 
-                    */
-                    if (data.numOfGrants !== undefined && data.numOfGrants > 0) {
-                           $("#coinvestigator_link_container").show();                    
+        <div id="coauthorship_link_container" class="collaboratorship-link-container">
+            <div class="collaboratorship-icon">
+                <a href="${coAuthorURL}"><img src="${coAuthorIcon}" alt="Co-author Network icon" width="30px" height="30px" /></a>
+            </div>
+            <div class="collaboratorship-link"><a href="${coAuthorURL}">Co-Author Network</a></div>
+        </div>
+        
+        <div id="coinvestigator_link_container" class="collaboratorship-link-container">
+            <div class="collaboratorship-icon">
+                <a href="${coInvestigatorURL}"><img src="${coInvestigatorIcon}" alt="Co-investigator Network icon" width="30px" height="30px" /></a>
+            </div>
+            <div class="collaboratorship-link"><a href="${coInvestigatorURL}">Co-Investigator Network</a></div>
+        </div>
+        
+        ${stylesheets.add("css/visualization/visualization.css")}
+        ${scripts.add(googleJSAPI)}
+        ${scripts.add(visualizationHelperJavaScript)}
+        ${scripts.add("/js/visualization/sparkline.js")}
+        
+        <#-- Aside from the variable declarations, this should be moved to an external js file -->
+        <script type="text/javascript">
+            var visualizationUrl = '${individual.visualizationUrl}';
+            
+            $(document).ready(function(){
+                $.ajax({
+                    url: "${urls.base}/visualizationAjax",
+                    data: ({vis: "utilities", vis_mode: "SHOW_GRANTS_LINK", uri: '${individual.uri}'}),
+                    dataType: "json",
+                    success:function(data){
+                        /*
+                        Collaboratorship links do not show up by default. They should show up only if there any data to
+                        show on that page. 
+                        */
+                        if (data.numOfGrants !== undefined && data.numOfGrants > 0) {
+                               $("#coinvestigator_link_container").show();
+                        }
                     }
-                
-                }
+                });
             });
-
-                            
-        });
-        
-    </script>
-</section>
-  
+        </script>
+    </section>
 </#if>
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