diff --git a/ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/pdl/com/arsdigita/content-types/PublicPersonalProfile.pdl b/ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/pdl/com/arsdigita/content-types/PublicPersonalProfile.pdl
index 28b99b440..cf801142e 100644
--- a/ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/pdl/com/arsdigita/content-types/PublicPersonalProfile.pdl
+++ b/ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/pdl/com/arsdigita/content-types/PublicPersonalProfile.pdl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ object type PublicPersonalProfile extends ContentPage {
        String[0..1] profileUrl = ct_public_personal_profiles.profile_url VARCHAR(256);    
 
        String[0..1] position = ct_public_personal_profiles.position VARCHAR(2048);
-       String[0..1] researchInterests = ct_public_personal_profiles.research_interests CLOB;
+       String[0..1] interests = ct_public_personal_profiles.interests CLOB;
        String[0..1] misc = ct_public_personal_profiles.misc CLOB;
       
        reference key (ct_public_personal_profiles.profile_id);
diff --git a/ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/sql/ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/default/upgrade/6.6.1-6.6.2/add_info_fields.sql b/ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/sql/ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/default/upgrade/6.6.1-6.6.2/add_info_fields.sql
index 08b7d2041..8010dfa54 100644
--- a/ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/sql/ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/default/upgrade/6.6.1-6.6.2/add_info_fields.sql
+++ b/ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/sql/ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/default/upgrade/6.6.1-6.6.2/add_info_fields.sql
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ ALTER TABLE ct_public_personal_profiles
     ADD COLUMN position VARCHAR(2048);
 
 ALTER TABLE ct_public_personal_profiles
-    ADD COLUMN research_interests text;
+    ADD COLUMN interests text;
 
 ALTER TABLE ct_public_personal_profiles 
     ADD COLUMN misc text;
diff --git a/ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/PublicPersonalProfile.java b/ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/PublicPersonalProfile.java
index 5f78d1407..0e61a739e 100644
--- a/ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/PublicPersonalProfile.java
+++ b/ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/PublicPersonalProfile.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class PublicPersonalProfile
     public static final String PROFILE_URL = "profileUrl";
     public static final String LINK_LIST_NAME = "publicPersonalProfileNavItems";
     public static final String POSITION = "position";
-    public static final String RESEARCH_INTERESTS = "researchInterests";
+    public static final String INTERESTS = "interests";
     public static final String MISC = "misc";
     public static final String BASE_DATA_OBJECT_TYPE =
             "com.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.PublicPersonalProfile";
@@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ public class PublicPersonalProfile
     } 
     
     public String getResearchInterests() {
-        return (String) get(RESEARCH_INTERESTS);
+        return (String) get(INTERESTS);
     }
     
     public void setResearchInterests(final String researchInterests) {
-        set(RESEARCH_INTERESTS, researchInterests);
+        set(INTERESTS, researchInterests);
     }
     
     public String getMisc() {
diff --git a/ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicPersonalProfileResearchInterestsEditStep.java b/ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicPersonalProfileResearchInterestsEditForm.java
similarity index 89%
rename from ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicPersonalProfileResearchInterestsEditStep.java
rename to ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicPersonalProfileResearchInterestsEditForm.java
index 9e2e6faf0..4aca05bcb 100644
--- a/ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicPersonalProfileResearchInterestsEditStep.java
+++ b/ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicPersonalProfileResearchInterestsEditForm.java
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ import com.arsdigita.cms.ui.authoring.BasicItemForm;
  * @author Jens Pelzetter
  * @version $Id$
  */
-public class PublicPersonalProfileResearchInterestsEditStep
+public class PublicPersonalProfileResearchInterestsEditForm
         extends BasicItemForm
         implements FormProcessListener,
                    FormInitListener {
 
-    public PublicPersonalProfileResearchInterestsEditStep(
+    public PublicPersonalProfileResearchInterestsEditForm(
             final ItemSelectionModel itemModel) {
         super("PublicPersonalProfileEditResearchInterests",
               itemModel);
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class PublicPersonalProfileResearchInterestsEditStep
                 "publicpersonalprofile.ui.research_interests")));
         final ParameterModel riParam =
                              new StringParameter(
-                PublicPersonalProfile.RESEARCH_INTERESTS);
+                PublicPersonalProfile.INTERESTS);
         final TextArea researchInterests = new CMSDHTMLEditor(riParam);
         researchInterests.setCols(75);
         researchInterests.setRows(16);
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class PublicPersonalProfileResearchInterestsEditStep
                                     (PublicPersonalProfile) getItemSelectionModel().
                 getSelectedItem(state);
 
-        data.put(PublicPersonalProfile.RESEARCH_INTERESTS,
+        data.put(PublicPersonalProfile.INTERESTS,
                  profile.getResearchInterests());
 
         setVisible(state, true);
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class PublicPersonalProfileResearchInterestsEditStep
         if ((profile != null)
             && getSaveCancelSection().getSaveButton().isSelected(state)) {
             profile.setResearchInterests((String) data.get(
-                    PublicPersonalProfile.RESEARCH_INTERESTS));
+                    PublicPersonalProfile.INTERESTS));
 
             profile.save();
         }
diff --git a/ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicPersonalProfileResearchInterestsStep.java b/ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicPersonalProfileResearchInterestsStep.java
index a1f60bfd8..cc09102d7 100644
--- a/ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicPersonalProfileResearchInterestsStep.java
+++ b/ccm-cms-publicpersonalprofile/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicPersonalProfileResearchInterestsStep.java
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ public class PublicPersonalProfileResearchInterestsStep extends SimpleEditStep {
         super(itemModel, parent, prefix);
 
         final BasicItemForm editRiForm =
-                            new PublicPersonalProfileMiscEditForm(itemModel);
+                            new PublicPersonalProfileResearchInterestsEditForm
+                (itemModel);
         add(EDIT_RI_SHEET_NAME, (String) PublicPersonalProfileGlobalizationUtil.
                 globalize("publicpersonalprofile.ui.research_interests.edit").
                 localize(),
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ public class PublicPersonalProfileResearchInterestsStep extends SimpleEditStep {
 
         sheet.add(PublicPersonalProfileGlobalizationUtil.globalize(
                 "publicpersonalprofile.ui.research_interests"),
-                  PublicPersonalProfile.RESEARCH_INTERESTS);
+                  PublicPersonalProfile.INTERESTS);
 
         return sheet;
     }