Ellen Gabler is an investigative reporter at The New York Times. Before starting at the Times in April 2017,  she worked for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel as a reporter and deputy investigations editor. Ellen received the 2013 Livingston Award for Young Journalists in National Reporting and was a Gerald Loeb and IRE finalist, and winner of the Pulliam First Amendment Award in 2016. Her team's work in 2014 was honored with the Selden Ring, Gerald Loeb, and Scripps Howard Award for Investigative Reporting, as well as several other national honors. The reporting on flaws in the nation’s newborn screening system led to reforms in hospitals and states nationwide. Ellen started her career at the Stillwater (Minn.) Gazette. She grew up in Eau Claire, Wis. and graduated from Emory University and the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. She is on the board of directors of Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE).