She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Cincinnati, master's degree from the University of Cincinnati, and MFA from Pacific University [REF].
Gailey has published five books of poetry: Field Guide to the End of the World (Moon City Press, 2016), The Robot Scientist's Daughter (Mayapple Press, 2015), Unexplained Fevers (New Binary Press, 2013), She Returns to the Floating World (Kitsune Books, 2011), and Becoming the Villainess (Steel Toe Books, 2006).