diff --git a/TechTalk.JiraRestClient/Compatibility.cs b/TechTalk.JiraRestClient/Compatibility.cs
index 9089172..c227252 100644
--- a/TechTalk.JiraRestClient/Compatibility.cs
+++ b/TechTalk.JiraRestClient/Compatibility.cs
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public void DeleteRemoteLink(IssueRef issue, RemoteLink remoteLink)
 
         public IEnumerable<IssueType> GetIssueTypes()
         {
-            return client.GetIssueTypes();
+            return client.GetIssueTypes<IssueType>();
         }
 
         public ServerInfo GetServerInfo()
diff --git a/TechTalk.JiraRestClient/IJiraClient.cs b/TechTalk.JiraRestClient/IJiraClient.cs
index 5205faa..f89e1f1 100644
--- a/TechTalk.JiraRestClient/IJiraClient.cs
+++ b/TechTalk.JiraRestClient/IJiraClient.cs
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ namespace TechTalk.JiraRestClient
         /// <summary>Returns all watchers for the given issue</summary>
         IEnumerable<JiraUser> GetWatchers(IssueRef issue);
 
+        List<T> GetProjects<T>() where T : JiraProject;
+
+        List<T> FindUsers<T>(string search) where T : JiraUser;
+        T FindUser<T>(string search) where T : JiraUser;
+
+
         /// <summary>Returns all comments for the given issue</summary>
         IEnumerable<Comment> GetComments(IssueRef issue);
         /// <summary>Adds a comment to the given issue</summary>
@@ -81,7 +87,13 @@ namespace TechTalk.JiraRestClient
         void DeleteRemoteLink(IssueRef issue, RemoteLink remoteLink);
 
         /// <summary>Returns all issue types</summary>
-        IEnumerable<IssueType> GetIssueTypes();
+        IEnumerable<T> GetIssueTypes<T>() where T : IssueType;
+
+        /// <summary>Returns all issue statuses</summary>
+        IEnumerable<T> GetIssueStatuses<T>() where T : Status;
+
+        /// <summary>Returns all issue priorities</summary>
+        IEnumerable<T> GetIssuePriorities<T>() where T : IssuePriority;
 
         /// <summary>Returns information about the JIRA server</summary>
         ServerInfo GetServerInfo();
diff --git a/TechTalk.JiraRestClient/IssuePriority.cs b/TechTalk.JiraRestClient/IssuePriority.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c1526e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TechTalk.JiraRestClient/IssuePriority.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+namespace TechTalk.JiraRestClient
+{
+    public class IssuePriority
+    {
+        public string self { get; set; }
+        public string iconUrl { get; set; }
+        public string name { get; set; }
+        public int id { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/TechTalk.JiraRestClient/JiraClient.cs b/TechTalk.JiraRestClient/JiraClient.cs
index 42fc27e..d99ceb3 100644
--- a/TechTalk.JiraRestClient/JiraClient.cs
+++ b/TechTalk.JiraRestClient/JiraClient.cs
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ public IEnumerable<Transition> GetTransitions(IssueRef issue)
         {
             try
             {
-                var path = String.Format("issue/{0}/transitions?expand=transitions.fields", issue.id);
+                var path = String.Format("issue/{0}/transitions?expand=transitions.fields", issue.JiraIdentifier);
                 var request = CreateRequest(Method.GET, path);
 
                 var response = ExecuteRequest(request);
@@ -340,6 +340,51 @@ public IEnumerable<JiraUser> GetWatchers(IssueRef issue)
             }
         }
 
+        public List<T> GetProjects<T>() where T: JiraProject
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var path = "project";
+                var request = CreateRequest(Method.GET, path);
+
+                var response = ExecuteRequest(request);
+                AssertStatus(response, HttpStatusCode.OK);
+
+                return deserializer.Deserialize<List<T>>(response);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Trace.TraceError("GetProjects() error: {0}", ex);
+                throw new JiraClientException("Could not load projects", ex);
+            }
+
+        } 
+        
+        public List<T> FindUsers<T>(string search) where T : JiraUser
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				var path = String.Format("user/search?username={0}", search);
+				var request = CreateRequest(Method.GET, path);
+				var response = ExecuteRequest(request);
+				AssertStatus(response, HttpStatusCode.OK);
+
+				var result = deserializer.Deserialize<List<T>>(response);
+				return result;
+			}
+			catch (Exception ex)
+			{
+				Trace.TraceError("FindUsers(issue) error: {0}", ex);
+				throw new JiraClientException(String.Format("Could find user {0}. {1}", search, ex));
+			}
+		}
+
+        public T FindUser<T>(string search) where T : JiraUser
+		{
+			return FindUsers<T>(search).FirstOrDefault();
+		}
+
+
 
         public IEnumerable<Comment> GetComments(IssueRef issue)
         {
@@ -616,7 +661,8 @@ public void DeleteRemoteLink(IssueRef issue, RemoteLink remoteLink)
             }
         }
 
-        public IEnumerable<IssueType> GetIssueTypes()
+        //public IEnumerable<IssueType> GetIssueTypes()
+        public IEnumerable<T> GetIssueTypes<T>() where T : IssueType
         {
             try
             {
@@ -626,7 +672,7 @@ public IEnumerable<IssueType> GetIssueTypes()
                 var response = ExecuteRequest(request);
                 AssertStatus(response, HttpStatusCode.OK);
 
-                var data = deserializer.Deserialize<List<IssueType>>(response);
+                var data = deserializer.Deserialize<List<T>>(response);
                 return data;
 
             }
@@ -637,6 +683,48 @@ public IEnumerable<IssueType> GetIssueTypes()
             }
         }
 
+        public IEnumerable<T> GetIssueStatuses<T>() where T:Status
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var request = CreateRequest(Method.GET, "status");
+                request.AddHeader("ContentType", "application/json");
+
+                var response = ExecuteRequest(request);
+                AssertStatus(response, HttpStatusCode.OK);
+
+                var data = deserializer.Deserialize<List<T>>(response);
+                return data;
+
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Trace.TraceError("GetIssueStatuses() error: {0}", ex);
+                throw new JiraClientException("Could not load issue statuses", ex);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public IEnumerable<T> GetIssuePriorities<T>() where T : IssuePriority
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var request = CreateRequest(Method.GET, "priority");
+                request.AddHeader("ContentType", "application/json");
+
+                var response = ExecuteRequest(request);
+                AssertStatus(response, HttpStatusCode.OK);
+
+                var data = deserializer.Deserialize<List<T>>(response);
+                return data;
+
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Trace.TraceError("GetIssuePriorities() error: {0}", ex);
+                throw new JiraClientException("Could not load issue priorities", ex);
+            }
+        }
+
         public ServerInfo GetServerInfo()
         {
             try
diff --git a/TechTalk.JiraRestClient/JiraProject.cs b/TechTalk.JiraRestClient/JiraProject.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0488f55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TechTalk.JiraRestClient/JiraProject.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace TechTalk.JiraRestClient
+{
+    public class JiraProject
+    {
+        public string self { get; set; }
+        public int id { get; set; }
+        public string key { get; set; }
+        public string name { get; set; }
+        public string projectTypeKey { get; set; }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/TechTalk.JiraRestClient/TechTalk.JiraRestClient.csproj b/TechTalk.JiraRestClient/TechTalk.JiraRestClient.csproj
index bd93afe..38be586 100644
--- a/TechTalk.JiraRestClient/TechTalk.JiraRestClient.csproj
+++ b/TechTalk.JiraRestClient/TechTalk.JiraRestClient.csproj
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@
     <Compile Include="Comment.cs" />
     <Compile Include="CommentsContainer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Compatibility.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="IssuePriority.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IssueType.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="JiraProject.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ServerInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WatchersContainer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IJiraClient.cs" />