diff --git a/src/app/shared/components/contributors-list/contributors-list.component.html b/src/app/shared/components/contributors-list/contributors-list.component.html
index 2c71d485b..ba06b8363 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/components/contributors-list/contributors-list.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/components/contributors-list/contributors-list.component.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   } @else {
     @for (contributor of contributors(); track contributor.id) {
       <div>
-        @if (readonly() || contributor.isUnregisteredContributor || !contributor.userId) {
+        @if (readonly() || contributor.isUnregisteredContributor || contributor.deactivated) {
           <span data-test-contributor-name>{{ contributor.fullName }}{{ $last ? '' : ',' }}</span>
         } @else {
           <a class="font-bold" [routerLink]="['/user', contributor.userId]" data-test-contributor-name>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/components/contributors/contributors-table/contributors-table.component.html b/src/app/shared/components/contributors/contributors-table/contributors-table.component.html
index 8b542f9c8..d789d61c8 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/components/contributors/contributors-table/contributors-table.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/components/contributors/contributors-table/contributors-table.component.html
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ <h2>{{ 'project.contributors.curatorInfo.heading' | translate }}</h2>
           </p>
         </td>
         <td>
-          @if (isCurrentUserAdminContributor()) {
+          @if (isCurrentUserAdminContributor() && !contributor.deactivated) {
             <div class="w-9rem">
               <osf-select
                 [options]="permissionsOptions"
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ <h2>{{ 'project.contributors.curatorInfo.heading' | translate }}</h2>
               binary="true"
               [(ngModel)]="contributor.isBibliographic"
               [ariaLabel]="'project.contributors.table.headers.contributor' | translate"
-              [readonly]="!isCurrentUserAdminContributor()"
+              [disabled]="!isCurrentUserAdminContributor() || contributor.deactivated"
             ></p-checkbox>
           </div>
         </td>
@@ -154,14 +154,13 @@ <h2>{{ 'project.contributors.curatorInfo.heading' | translate }}</h2>
         @if (showEmployment()) {
           <td>
             @if (contributor.employment?.length) {
-              <a
-                class="font-bold cursor-pointer"
-                tabindex="0"
-                (click)="openEmploymentHistory(contributor)"
+              <p-button
+                link
+                class="link-btn-no-padding"
+                [label]="'project.contributors.employment.show' | translate"
+                (onClick)="openEmploymentHistory(contributor)"
                 (keydown.enter)="openEmploymentHistory(contributor)"
-              >
-                {{ 'project.contributors.employment.show' | translate }}
-              </a>
+              />
             } @else {
               <span>{{ 'project.contributors.employment.none' | translate }}</span>
             }
@@ -171,14 +170,13 @@ <h2>{{ 'project.contributors.curatorInfo.heading' | translate }}</h2>
           <td>
             <div class="flex column-gap-2">
               @if (contributor.education?.length) {
-                <a
-                  class="font-bold cursor-pointer"
-                  tabindex="0"
-                  (click)="openEducationHistory(contributor)"
+                <p-button
+                  link
+                  class="link-btn-no-padding"
+                  [label]="'project.contributors.education.show' | translate"
+                  (onClick)="openEducationHistory(contributor)"
                   (keydown.enter)="openEducationHistory(contributor)"
-                >
-                  {{ 'project.contributors.education.show' | translate }}
-                </a>
+                />
               } @else {
                 <span>{{ 'project.contributors.education.none' | translate }}</span>
               }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mappers/contributors/contributors.mapper.ts b/src/app/shared/mappers/contributors/contributors.mapper.ts
index 0be93bef9..fcd1e7e33 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mappers/contributors/contributors.mapper.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/mappers/contributors/contributors.mapper.ts
@@ -32,12 +32,13 @@ export class ContributorsMapper {
       isCurator: response.attributes.is_curator,
       permission: response.attributes.permission,
       index: response.attributes.index,
-      userId: errorMeta ? '' : userData?.id || '',
+      userId: errorMeta ? response?.id?.split('-')[1] : userData?.id || '',
       fullName: errorMeta ? errorMeta?.full_name : userData?.attributes?.full_name || '',
       givenName: errorMeta ? errorMeta?.given_name : userData?.attributes?.given_name || '',
       familyName: errorMeta ? errorMeta?.family_name : userData?.attributes?.family_name || '',
       education: errorMeta ? [] : userData?.attributes?.education || [],
       employment: errorMeta ? [] : userData?.attributes?.employment || [],
+      deactivated: !!errorMeta,
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/src/app/shared/models/contributors/contributor.model.ts b/src/app/shared/models/contributors/contributor.model.ts
index 2272110b8..8034565d6 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/models/contributors/contributor.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/models/contributors/contributor.model.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export interface ContributorModel {
   familyName: string;
   employment: Employment[];
   education: Education[];
+  deactivated: boolean;
 }
 
 export type ContributorShortInfoModel = Pick<