Travis Meyer

Travis Meyer is a PhD candidate in history at Pennsylvania State University, working under the advisorship of Matthew Restall and Martha Few. His research centers on the translation and analysis of Catholic texts in Nahuatl and highland Mayan languages. His dissertation examines how the religious traditions, lived experiences, and social identities of ecclesiastics and Mayas in colonial Guatemala contributed to the creation of the Maya Catholicisms presented in K’iche’ and Kaqchikel-language Catholic texts. He lives in State College with his wife and son and enjoys movies, yard saling, and spending time in the sun (when Pennsylvania skies allow).

Research Interests

Religion in Colonial Latin American History, Ethnohistory, Guatemala, Imperialism, Colonialism, Nationalism, Early Modern Catholicism, Indigenous-language text translation and analysis, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)