diff --git a/blti/roles.py b/blti/roles.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bce0634
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blti/roles.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# Copyright 2024 UW-IT, University of Washington
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+
+LTI_1p3_ROLES_CLAIM = "https://purl.imsglobal.org/spec/lti/claim/roles"
+LTI_1p3_ROLE_PREFIX = "http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/"
+
+
+def roles_from_role_name(role_names):
+    roles = []
+
+    for role_name in role_names:
+        if role_name == 'User':
+            roles += ["system/person#User"]
+        elif role_name in ['Observer', 'Mentor']:
+            roles += [
+                "institution/person#Observer",
+                "institution/person#Mentor",
+                "membership#Mentor"]
+        elif role_name in ['Student', 'Learner']:
+            roles += [
+                "institution/person#Learner",
+                "institution/person#Student",
+                "membeship#Learner"]
+        elif role_name in ['Instructor', 'Faculty', 'Teacher']:
+            roles += [
+                "institution/person#Instructor",
+                "institution/person#Faculty",
+                "membeship#Instructor"]
+        elif role_name == 'Administrator':
+            roles += [
+                "system/person#User",
+                "institution/person#Administrator",
+                "membeship#Administrator"]
+        elif role_name == 'TeachingAssistant':
+            roles += ["membership/Instructor#TeachingAssistant"]
+        elif role_name == 'ContentDeveloper':
+            roles += ["membership#ContentDeveloper"]
+
+    return LTI_1p3_ROLES_CLAIM, [f"{LTI_1p3_ROLE_PREFIX}{r}" for r in roles]
diff --git a/blti/tests/test_lti_1p3.py b/blti/tests/test_lti_1p3.py
index d64946d..69fed3b 100644
--- a/blti/tests/test_lti_1p3.py
+++ b/blti/tests/test_lti_1p3.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from blti.validators import BLTIRequestValidator, Roles
 from blti.models import CanvasData
+from blti.roles import roles_from_role_name
 from blti.performance import log_response_time
 from blti import BLTI, LTI_DATA_KEY
 from blti.mock_data import Mock1p3Data
@@ -135,39 +136,8 @@ def test_authorize_specific(self):
                 CanvasData(**self.params)).authorize, role='Manager')
 
     def _set_role(self, role):
-        self.params[
-            "https://purl.imsglobal.org/spec/lti/claim/roles"] = []
-        roles = []
-        if role == 'User':
-            roles = ["system/person#User"]
-        elif role in ['Observer', 'Mentor']:
-            roles = ["institution/person#Observer",
-                     "institution/person#Mentor",
-                     "membership#Mentor"]
-        elif role in ['Student', 'Learner']:
-            roles = [
-                "institution/person#Learner",
-                "institution/person#Student",
-                "membeship#Learner"]
-        elif role == 'Instructor':
-            roles = [
-                "institution/person#Instructor",
-                "institution/person#Faculty",
-                "membeship#Instructor"]
-        elif role == 'Administrator':
-            roles = [
-                "system/person#User",
-                "institution/person#Administrator",
-                "membeship#Administrator"]
-        elif role == 'TeachingAssistant':
-            roles = ["membership/Instructor#TeachingAssistant"]
-        elif role == 'ContentDeveloper':
-            roles = ["membership#ContentDeveloper"]
-
-        for r in roles:
-            self.params[
-                "https://purl.imsglobal.org/spec/lti/claim/roles"].append(
-                    f"http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/{r}")
+        claim, roles = roles_from_role_name([role])
+        self.params[claim] = roles
 
 
 class BLTI1p3SessionTest(TestCase):
diff --git a/blti/views/develop.py b/blti/views/develop.py
index bb44c7d..59cfe6d 100644
--- a/blti/views/develop.py
+++ b/blti/views/develop.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 from blti.mock_data import Mock1p3Data
+from blti.roles import roles_from_role_name
 from django.views.generic import TemplateView
 from django.urls import reverse, resolve
 from django.urls.exceptions import NoReverseMatch
@@ -29,22 +30,8 @@ def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
                 f"uwcourse:{campus}:a-and-s:pych:psych")
 
         # insert role
-        role_base = "http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2"
-        roles = [f"{role_base}system/person#User"]
-        if role == "Instructor":
-            roles += [f"{role_base}/institution/person#Instructor",
-                      f"{role_base}/membership#Instructor"]
-        elif role == "TeachingAssistant":
-            roles += [f"{role_base}/membership#TeachingAssistant"]
-        elif role == "Student":
-            roles += [f"{role_base}/institution/person#Student",
-                      f"{role_base}/membership#Learner"]
-        elif role == "Administrator":
-            roles += [f"{role_base}/system/person#Administrator"]
-        elif role == "ContentDeveloper":
-            roles += [f"{role_base}/membership#ContentDeveloper"]
-
-        mock_jwt["https://purl.imsglobal.org/spec/lti/claim/roles"] = roles
+        claim, roles = roles_from_role_name(['User', role])
+        mock_jwt[claim] = roles
 
         launch_module, launch_class = self._launch_module_and_class()
         launch_class.validate_1p3 = lambda launch_class, request: mock_jwt