Gabriella Dunn

Experience

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  The Daily Iowan

  May 2013 - May 2014

  Reporter and Associate Producer
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  IowaWatch.org

  May 2014 - Aug 2014

  Investigative Reporter

  • Extensively researched public affairs issues for publication across the state, including The Des Moines Register• Examined the viability of an up-and-coming industry called cellulosic ethanol • Uncovered mounting sex offender parole rates in Iowa by analyzing 10 years of data

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  The Gazette | Cedar Rapids

  Jul 2014 - Sept 2014

  News Intern
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  Willamette Week

  Oct 2014 - Jan 2015

  News Intern

  • Exposed alleged prostitution ringleaders in a $2.75 million purchase agreement with local nonprofits• Investigated short-term rental permit compliance, which directly influenced a change in the city’s enforcement• Reported on the most expensive ballot measure in state history and recreational marijuana during the 2014 election

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  The Wichita Eagle

  Apr 2015 - Dec 2016

  Health Care Reporter

  • Outlined flaws in a swift proposed overhaul of the state’s disability system that had avoided legislative scrutiny• Exclusively covered how a national redistribution proposal could cause Kansans to wait longer for liver transplants• Covered economic and health impacts from local and state budget cuts and inaction on Medicaid expansion• Reported on rural hospital vulnerability in Kansas — one in three of which were at risk of closure

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  Harper's Magazine

  Jan 2017 - May 2017

  Editorial Intern

  • Created a numerical investigation of current events and foreign affairs each month for the Harper’s Index• Researched pitches for senior editors, inventoried magazine-length stories per topic, and developed story angles • Worked with a writer to investigate sources and power map relationships between think tanks and nonprofits• Posted from the official Harper’s Facebook and Twitter accounts with the intellectual tone of the magazine

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  Texas Monthly

  Jun 2017 - Sept 2018

  Assistant Editor

  • Fact-checked long-form features, including profiles of the first black professional bull rider and an ex-jihadist• Worked on all sections of the magazine, including food reviews, political columns, and book reviews• Researched, reported, and fact-checked an oral history in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Harvey • Revealed factual inaccuracies and logical discrepancies that postponed publication of an article

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  Rice University

  Oct 2018 - Apr 2019

  Industrial & Organizational Psychology Research Assistant

  • Analyzed literature about goal hierarchies to form a new resilience framework • Pulled and inventoried literature about workplace resilience to study disparities in conceptualizations of time • Curated scale measurements to create a survey about racial microaggressions at work • Worked as an actor in a field study examining allyship behaviors related to gender

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  Accenture

  May 2019 - now

  • Talent & Organization Manager

    Jun 2021 - now

  • Talent & Organization Consultant

    May 2019 - Jun 2021
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  Luna Solstice

  Aug 2024 - now

  Co-Founder