Bio
Paige Carter Dailey (she/her) is a PhD pre-candidate in musicology (ethnomusicological emphasis). She holds M.M. degrees in ethnomusicology and music theory from Bowling Green State University, where she also taught courses in music theory and aural skills prior to coming to Michigan. She also holds a B.M. in musical studies (theory/history) and music business from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam. Her research explores heavy metal and hardcore punk through frameworks of embodiment and the sensorium, utilizing somatic experience to analyze knowledge production and discourse surrounding genre, violence, and gender in heavy music. She is also interested in connections between music scholarship and animal rights activism. She currently works as a research assistant for the University of Michigan’s Inclusive History Project and has also served as the Great Lakes Student Representative of the College Music Society since 2023. Outside of school and going to hardcore and metal shows, she volunteers regularly at local farm animal sanctuaries and enjoys experimenting with vegan recipes. She is originally from Syracuse, New York and currently lives in Toledo, Ohio, with her husband, Trevor, and their dog, Roxie.
