Craig Alan Volker lives in Madina Village, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, where he serves as Wangpaang (Assistant Talking Chief) of the Moxomaraba (Sea Eagle) clan. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Cairns Institute of James Cook University in Queensland, Australia, and has previously held professorships in Japan and Papua New Guinea. Volker is widely published on the Nalik and Tok Pisin languages, with a strong focus on the role of local languages in contemporary contexts.