Mark Alves is a professor at Montgomery College, with a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He specializes in Southeast Asian linguistics, focusing on Vietnamese, Mon-Khmer, and Chinese. Mark has published extensively on historical, comparative, and typological linguistics issues in the region and has an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the ethnolinguistic prehistory of Mainland Southeast Asia and southern China. He also teaches ESL writing and content courses, including intro to linguistics and Chinese language at Montgomery College.

Mark has contributed to the development of Chinese language instructional materials, and his publications include reviews of materials and development of online quiz materials. Besides his teaching experience, Mark has worked as an Editor-in-Chief of JSEALS (Journal for the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society) and as a Visiting Professor at the University of Hanoi's Linguistics Department.

Overall, Mark's extensive experience in Southeast Asian linguistics, teaching ESL writing, and content courses in linguistics demonstrates his expertise and skills in the field.