Dr. Peter Golato has been an enthusiastic supporter of student success throughout his career as a faculty member at the University of Alabama, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Utah State University, and Texas State University. In his faculty roles including his current one as a professor of French in the department of World Languages and Literatures, he has provided training and professionalization opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to prepare them for teaching in public schools, applying to graduate programs, and seeking careers in academia. In addition, he has directed the research and/or served on the committees of over sixty doctoral, master’s, and undergraduate Honors students.
Dr. Golato’s research has examined the learning and processing of French and German under laboratory conditions and the spontaneous use of these languages in everyday social interaction. His articles, books, and book chapters on these topics have appeared in top-ranked venues. While at Texas State, he has received the Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Teaching for the College of Liberal Arts. He has also been named an Alpha Chi Favorite Professor, and has received the Stephany Goodbread Faculty Advisor of the Year Award in the Honors College and the Golden Apple Award in the College of Liberal Arts. Dr. Golato holds a B.A. in History from the University of Connecticut, an M.A. in French Linguistics from Louisiana State University, and a Ph.D. in French Linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin.