Theodore R. Sarbin

Theodore Roy Sarbin
Born(1911-05-08)8 May 1911
Died31 August 2005(2005-08-31) (aged 94)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materOhio State University
Known forHypnosis, role theory, narrative theory
AwardsFulbright and Guggenheim fellowships, Morton Prince Award, Lifetime Achievement Award (Western Psychological Association)
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology, Criminology, Hypnosis
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley, University of California, Santa Cruz, PERSEREC

Theodore Roy Sarbin (1911–2005) was an American psychologist and professor of psychology and criminology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He was known as "Mr. Role Theory" because of his contributions to the social psychology of role-taking.