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+  {
+  "name": {
+   "lastName": "Johnson",
+   "firstName": "Joe"
+   },
+  "birthDate": "1965-08-10",
+  "username": "jjohnson",
+  "institutionalId": "34-765554",
+  "email": {
+    "emailAddress": "jjohnson@goo.edu",
+    "emailType": "primary"
+    }
+  }