Bio

I grew up outside of Philadelphia in West Chester, PA and completed my undergraduate degree at Dartmouth College in NH. Throughout my childhood and undergraduate years, I was a competitive figure skater during which my interest in human movement was sparked. After completion of my degree, I moved to Boston, MA to work at MC10, Inc., a wearable sensing startup company, before moving to CA to begin my graduate work. When not researching or taking classes at Stanford, I enjoy visiting Tahoe for hiking and skiing and venturing up to Napa Valley for wine tasting and biking.

Research Interests

As a dedicated researcher in biomechanics and rehabilitation, I am passionate about improving mobility and health while enhancing patient care. My work leverages remote sensing technology and data analytics to develop effective rehabilitation strategies and injury prevention solutions outside traditional clinical settings.

Degrees

B.A. in Engineering Sciences, Dartmouth College, 2015
B.E. in Biomedical Engineering, Dartmouth College, 2015
M.S in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2019
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2025

Honors and Awards

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, 2019

Publications

Seagers K., Swaminathan K., Kolesar J., Hamner S., Muccini J., Hicks J., Myer G., Hastie T., Delp S., Quantifying Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Resilience: A Screening and Composite Score Framework. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2026 May 28; 14(5). Download

Seagers K., Kolesar J.A., Mazzoli V., Halilaj E., Delp S.L., Uhlrich S.D., Immediate reductions in compressive and shear forces in the knee from gait retraining are associated with slowed cartilage degeneration after 1 year in medial knee osteoarthritis: A retrospective observational cohort study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 2025 Apr; 34(4):614-622. Download

Kaneda J., Seagers K., Uhlrich S.D., Kolesar J.A., Thomas K.A., Delp S.L. Can static optimization detect changes in peak medial knee contact forces induced by gait modifications? Journal of Biomechanics, 2023 May; 152:111569. Download

Seagers K., Uhlrich S., Kolesar J.A., Berkson M., Kaneda J.M., Beaupre G.S., Delp S.L. Changes in foot progression angle during gait reduce the knee adduction moment and do not increase hip moments in individuals with knee osteoarthritis. Journal of Biomechanics, 2022 Aug; 141:111204. Download

O’Day J.*, Lee M.*, Seagers K.*, Hoffman S., Jih-Schiff A., Kidzinski L., Delp S.L.†, & Bronte-Stewart, H.† Assessing inertial measurement unit locations for freezing of gait detection and patient preference. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2022 Feb 13; 19(1):20. Download

Conference Presentations & Posters

Kaneda J., Seagers K., Swaminathan K., Kolesar J., Hamner S., Muccini J., Delp S., Hicks J., 2026, April 9-11. Machine Learning for Rapid, Out-of-Lab Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury-Risk Screening. ACL Research Retreat in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Kaneda J., Seagers K., Swaminathan K., Kolesar J., Hamner S., Muccini J., Delp S., Hicks J., 2025, November 5. Estimating Human Motion Dynamics with Machine Learning to Screen for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Resilience in Female Athletes. Female Athlete Research Meeting. Abstract

Starr K., Swaminathan K., Hamner S., Kolesar J., Seagers K., Hicks J., Delps S., 2025, November 5. Smartphone-Based ACL Injury Resilience Scores are Consistent Across Surface Types. Female Athlete Research Meeting. Abstract

Seagers K., Swaminathan K., Kolesar J., Hamner S., Muccini J., Hicks J., Myer G., Hastie T., Delp S., 2025, July 27-31. A minimal set of screening activities to characterize anterior cruciate ligament injury risk. International Society of Biomechanics. Presentation

Swaminathan K., Kolesar J., Seagers K., Muccini J., Hamner S., Delp S.L., Hicks J., 2025, June. Smartphone-based measurement of ACL injury related kinematics in adolescent female athletes during landing and cutting. The Female Athlete Conference. Poster

Seagers K., Kolesar J.A., Mazzoli V., Halilaj E., Delp S., Uhlrich S., 2024, April 18-21. Reduced compressive & shear forces from gait retraining relate to slowed cartilage degeneration. OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis. Abstract

Seagers K., Uhlrich S.D., Kolesar J.A., Delp S.L., 2023, July 31-August 3. Initial changes in knee loading from a personalized gait modification are associated with changes in MRI metrics of cartilage health after 1 year. International Society of Biomechanics. Abstract

Seagers K.*, O’Day J.*, Lee M.*, Hoffman S., Delp S.L.†, Bronte-Stewart H.†, 2022, July 10-14. A minimal set of inertial measurement units detects clinically relevant metrics of freezing of gait in individuals with Parkinson’s disease. World Congress of Biomechanics. Presentation

Kaneda J., Seagers K., Uhlrich S.D., Kolesar J.A., Thomas K.A., Delp S.L., 2021, August 10-13. Static optimization to detect changes in medial knee contact force: a Validation Study. Virtual American Society of Biomechanics. Abstract

Seagers K., Uhlrich, S.D., Kaneda J., Kolesar J.A., Beaupre G.S., Delp S.L., 2021, July 25-29. Foot progression angle modifications that maximally reduce the knee adduction moment do not decrease medial knee contact force. Virtual International Society of Biomechanics. Poster & Presentation

O’Day J.*, Lee M.*, Seagers K.*, Hoffman S., Delp S.†, Bronte-Stewart H.†, 2021, June 22-24. Detecting freezing of gait using raw inertial sensor data from people with Parkinson’s disease. Virtual International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement. Presentation

Seagers K., Uhlrich S.D., Kolesar J.A., Silder A., Berkson M., Kaneda J., Beaupre G.S., Delp S., 2020, August 4-7. The effect of toe-in and toe-out gait on hip moments in people with medial knee osteoarthritis. Virtual American Society of Biomechanics Conference. Poster & Presentation