Bio

Originally from Swarthmore, PA, I moved to California to study engineering at Harvey Mudd College. In 2018, I moved north to join Stanford’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. Here, I combine statistical and biomechanical models to improve mobility in clinical populations. Beyond NMBL, I serve on the School of Engineering’s Dean’s Graduate Student Advisory Council and in the leadership of the Mechanical Engineering Women’s Group, advocating for and fostering community among graduate students. In my non-working hours, you’ll catch me skiing, playing tennis, or (most often) eating.

Research Interests

Combining statistical and biomechanical models to understand pathological gait and improve mobility in clinical populations. Current projects aim to:

• Understand the relationships between walking gait and bone health in children with pathological gait
• Detect freezing of gait in individuals with Parkinson’s disease using wearable sensors and deep learning
• Identify patient-specific determinants of intervention success in patellofemoral dislocation, using novel imaging measures and machine learning techniques

Education

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2020
B.S. in Engineering, Harvey Mudd College, 2018

Honors and Awards

Stanford Graduate Fellowship, 2018

Publications

O’Day, J.*, Lee, M.*, Seagers, K.*, Hoffman, S., Jih-Schiff, A., Kidzinski, L., Delp, S.†, & Bronte-Stewart, H.† Assessing inertial measurement unit locations for freezing of gait detection and patient preference. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 19(20). (*co-first authors, †co-last authors) Article