Nicole Hayden is a Southern California journalist reporting on homelessness, poverty and public health. She reports for The Desert Sun/USA Today Network in Palm Springs.
Resume
Health reporter,
Desert Sun/USA Today
November 2017 - present
-Health reporter, health section producer
-USA Today Storytellers Project producer, coach, host, and storyteller
-Skills: Data reporting, data visualizations
Lead investigative reporter, Times Herald/USA Today
October 2013 - November 2017
-Investigative reporter, business reporter
-Photographer and video producer
-Community event organizer: coordinated documentary screenings, panel talks and poetry readings
Prior fellowships/grants:
-USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism California fellowship 2020-2021
-Solutions Journalism Network international reporting fellow 2020
-USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism California Uncovered collaborative project reporter 2019
-National Press Foundation, Infectious Disease Fellowship 2019
-USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism data fellowship 2018-2019
-USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism engagement fellowship 2018-2019
-Association of Health Care Journalist 2019 conference fellow
-Gannett/IRE conference scholar 2016
Awards
2019 - California Journalism Awards enterprise news story/series , 1st place (homelessness series)
2019 - California Journalism Awards enterprise news story/series, 5th place (sexual harassment series)
2019 - California Journalism Awards investigative reporting, 2nd place (sexual harassment)
2019 - California Journalism Awards in-depth reporting, 2nd place (homelessness)
2019 - California Journalism Awards public service journalism, 5th place (environmental health)
2019 - Gannett award for beat reporting, 1st place (homelessness)
2016 - Michigan Press Association, best business story, 1st place (dairy farms)
2016 - SPJ Detroit best feature story, 3rd place (homelessness)
2016 - SPJ Detroit best localization of national issue, 2nd place (homelessness)
2015 - Associated Press Media Editors, best writer, 3rd place (homelessness)
2015 - SPJ Detroit best localization of national issue, 1st place (homelessness)
2014 - Gannet award for watchdog journalism, 1st place (government spending)
Stories of Homelessness
Co-producer, coach, host and storyteller / USA Today Network Storytellers Project
CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEOS FROM OUR FIRST EVENT : The night featured a young woman who was homeless as a child and is now a caseworker, a woman who lived in a homeless encampment for about seven years before being housed, a county official who was homeless when he was a young professional after facing a series of unfortunate events, and myself talking about why we do journalism about homelessness.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEOS FROM OUR SECOND STORYTELLERS NIGHT : The night featured a young man who is currently living in a shelter, a mom whose daughter has been homeless for decades, a police officer tasked with providing services to homeless individuals, and a college student who was homeless as a child.
Latest homeless clips
Coronavirus pandemic leads to gaps in homeless services.
Gaps in service make it hard for homeless individuals to get through a single day.
Riverside County forgives warrants to help homeless move forward.
‘Rapid rehousing’ anything but in Riverside County.
We surveyed 200 homeless individuals about their access to health care. Here’s what we found.
