Dean is an award-winning reporter and producer covering science, the environment, health and equity. His work has been published by the Center for Public Integrity, THE CITY, Grist, The Guardian, Hakai Magazine, The Nation, NPR, Mother Jones, Southerly Magazine, The Texas Tribune, Type Investigations and others. He makes podcasts for WBUR and is an editor for MISSING THEM, THE CITY's project covering COVID-19.