Margaret Triyana is Visiting Assistant Professor at the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. She was previously Assistant Professor at the Nanyang Technological University. Her research focuses on two main themes. The first theme concentrates on early life conditions and human capital outcomes in developing countries. Her projects range from analyzing the effects of in-utero interventions to early life pollution. The second theme focuses on health inequality in developing countries. Ongoing work explores the link between quality of care and disease management.

Triyana received a B.A. in Economics (with Honors) and B.S. in Mathematics, both in 2004, a M.A. in Economics in 2007, and a Ph.D. in Public Policy in 2013, all from the University of Chicago.