Priyanwada joined LIRNEasia in 2008 as a part-time research intern working on a study on Indo-Lanka economic relations. She is currently assisting in research on mobile finance among those with irregular incomes in Sri Lanka. Previously, she worked as a research associate for a UNDP study on the Economic Impact of the Global Financial Crisis in Sri Lanka, and has interned at Nathan Associates in Washington DC. Priyanwada holds a bachelor’s degree (special) in economics from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
