diff --git a/db/user.go b/db/user.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a330357
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/user.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package db
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
+)
+
+type User struct {
+	ID            int    // Integer ID (index primary key)
+	Username      string // Username (unique)
+	Password_hash string // Bcrypt password hash
+	Created_at    int64  // Epoch timestamp when the user was added to the database
+	Bio           string // Short byline set by the user
+}
+
+// Uses bcrypt to set the users Password_hash from the given password
+func (user *User) SetPassword(conn *sql.DB, password string) error {
+	hashedPassword, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(password), bcrypt.DefaultCost)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword")
+	}
+	user.Password_hash = string(hashedPassword)
+	query := `UPDATE users SET password_hash = ? WHERE id = ?`
+	_, err = conn.Exec(query, user.Password_hash, user.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "conn.Exec")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Uses bcrypt to check if the given password matches the users Password_hash
+func (user *User) CheckPassword(password string) error {
+	err := bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword([]byte(user.Password_hash), []byte(password))
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Change the user's username
+func (user *User) ChangeUsername(conn *sql.DB, newUsername string) error {
+	query := `UPDATE users SET username = ? WHERE id = ?`
+	_, err := conn.Exec(query, newUsername, user.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "conn.Exec")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/db/user_functions.go b/db/user_functions.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c3623e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/user_functions.go
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+package db
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+// Creates a new user in the database and returns a pointer
+func CreateNewUser(conn *sql.DB, username string, password string) (*User, error) {
+	query := `INSERT INTO users (username) VALUES (?)`
+	_, err := conn.Exec(query, username)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "conn.Exec")
+	}
+	user, err := GetUserFromUsername(conn, username)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "GetUserFromUsername")
+	}
+	err = user.SetPassword(conn, password)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "user.SetPassword")
+	}
+	return user, nil
+}
+
+// Fetches data from the users table using "WHERE column = 'value'"
+func fetchUserData(conn *sql.DB, column string, value interface{}) (*sql.Rows, error) {
+	query := fmt.Sprintf(
+		`SELECT 
+            id,
+            username, 
+            password_hash, 
+            created_at,
+            bio
+        FROM users 
+	    WHERE %s = ? COLLATE NOCASE LIMIT 1`,
+		column,
+	)
+	rows, err := conn.Query(query, value)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "conn.Query")
+	}
+	return rows, nil
+}
+
+// Scan the next row into the provided user pointer. Calls rows.Next() and
+// assumes only row in the result. Providing a rows object with more than 1
+// row may result in undefined behaviour.
+func scanUserRow(user *User, rows *sql.Rows) error {
+	for rows.Next() {
+		err := rows.Scan(
+			&user.ID,
+			&user.Username,
+			&user.Password_hash,
+			&user.Created_at,
+			&user.Bio,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "rows.Scan")
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Queries the database for a user matching the given username.
+// Query is case insensitive
+func GetUserFromUsername(conn *sql.DB, username string) (*User, error) {
+	rows, err := fetchUserData(conn, "username", username)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "fetchUserData")
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	var user User
+	err = scanUserRow(&user, rows)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "scanUserRow")
+	}
+	return &user, nil
+}
+
+// Queries the database for a user matching the given ID.
+func GetUserFromID(conn *sql.DB, id int) (*User, error) {
+	rows, err := fetchUserData(conn, "id", id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "fetchUserData")
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	var user User
+	err = scanUserRow(&user, rows)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "scanUserRow")
+	}
+	return &user, nil
+}
+
+// Checks if the given username is unique. Returns true if not taken
+func CheckUsernameUnique(conn *sql.DB, username string) (bool, error) {
+	query := `SELECT 1 FROM users WHERE username = ? COLLATE NOCASE LIMIT 1`
+	rows, err := conn.Query(query, username)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "conn.Query")
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	taken := rows.Next()
+	return !taken, nil
+}
diff --git a/db/users.go b/db/users.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 23a207e..0000000
--- a/db/users.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,125 +0,0 @@
-package db
-
-import (
-	"database/sql"
-
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
-)
-
-type User struct {
-	ID            int    // Integer ID (index primary key)
-	Username      string // Username (unique)
-	Password_hash string // Bcrypt password hash
-	Created_at    int64  // Epoch timestamp when the user was added to the database
-}
-
-// Uses bcrypt to set the users Password_hash from the given password
-func (user *User) SetPassword(conn *sql.DB, password string) error {
-	hashedPassword, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(password), bcrypt.DefaultCost)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword")
-	}
-	user.Password_hash = string(hashedPassword)
-	query := `UPDATE users SET password_hash = ? WHERE id = ?`
-	result, err := conn.Exec(query, user.Password_hash, user.ID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "conn.Exec")
-	}
-	ra, err := result.RowsAffected()
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "result.RowsAffected")
-	}
-	if ra != 1 {
-		return errors.New("Password was not updated")
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Uses bcrypt to check if the given password matches the users Password_hash
-func (user *User) CheckPassword(password string) error {
-	err := bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword([]byte(user.Password_hash), []byte(password))
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword")
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Creates a new user in the database and returns a pointer
-func CreateNewUser(conn *sql.DB, username string, password string) (*User, error) {
-	query := `INSERT INTO users (username) VALUES (?)`
-	_, err := conn.Exec(query, username)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "conn.Exec")
-	}
-	user, err := GetUserFromUsername(conn, username)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "GetUserFromUsername")
-	}
-	err = user.SetPassword(conn, password)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "user.SetPassword")
-	}
-	return user, nil
-}
-
-// Queries the database for a user matching the given username.
-// Query is case insensitive
-func GetUserFromUsername(conn *sql.DB, username string) (*User, error) {
-	query := `SELECT id, username, password_hash, created_at FROM users 
-	          WHERE username = ? COLLATE NOCASE`
-	rows, err := conn.Query(query, username)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "conn.Query")
-	}
-	defer rows.Close()
-	var user User
-	for rows.Next() {
-		err := rows.Scan(
-			&user.ID,
-			&user.Username,
-			&user.Password_hash,
-			&user.Created_at,
-		)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "rows.Scan")
-		}
-	}
-	return &user, nil
-}
-
-// Queries the database for a user matching the given ID.
-func GetUserFromID(conn *sql.DB, id int) (*User, error) {
-	query := `SELECT id, username, password_hash, created_at FROM users 
-	          WHERE id = ?`
-	rows, err := conn.Query(query, id)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "conn.Query")
-	}
-	defer rows.Close()
-	var user User
-	for rows.Next() {
-		err := rows.Scan(
-			&user.ID,
-			&user.Username,
-			&user.Password_hash,
-			&user.Created_at,
-		)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "rows.Scan")
-		}
-	}
-	return &user, nil
-}
-
-// Checks if the given username is unique. Returns true if not taken
-func CheckUsernameUnique(conn *sql.DB, username string) (bool, error) {
-	query := `SELECT 1 FROM users WHERE username = ? COLLATE NOCASE LIMIT 1`
-	rows, err := conn.Query(query, username)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "conn.Query")
-	}
-	defer rows.Close()
-	taken := rows.Next()
-	return !taken, nil
-}
diff --git a/schema.sql b/schema.sql
index 80f9970..986d312 100644
--- a/schema.sql
+++ b/schema.sql
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "users" (
     id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, 
     username TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE, 
     password_hash TEXT DEFAULT "", 
-    created_at INTEGER DEFAULT (unixepoch())
+    created_at INTEGER DEFAULT (unixepoch()),
+    bio TEXT DEFAULT ""
 ) STRICT;
 CREATE TRIGGER cleanup_expired_tokens
 AFTER INSERT ON jwtblacklist