Research Interests

I am excited about measuring and motivating movement and increasing access to health care with digital technology. My research bridges the fields of biomechanics, psychology, and computer science to understand not just how we move, but how we think about movement and our motivation for being physically active. I value human-centered design and a holistic, lifestyle-focused approach to engineering and medicine. I enjoy cultivating creativity and humor in work and life, sharing ideas, and communicating science, particularly on the podcast I co-host, Biomechanics On Our Minds (my mom says it’s her favorite podcast).

Degrees

Ph.D. in Bioengineering, Stanford University, 2022
M.S. in Bioengineering, Stanford University, 2018
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Akron, 2015

Links

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Honors and Awards

Young Researcher Award, 9th World Congress of Biomechanics, 2022
Cardinal Ventures Technical Founders Fellow, Stanford University, 2022
Young Researcher Award Finalist, 9th World Congress of Biomechanics, 2022
David Winter Young Investigator Award Finalist, XXVIII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, 2021
Wellness Grant (Wellness Podcast Series from Biomechanics On Our Minds), Stanford Recreation and Wellness, 2021
BioX Star Mentor Award, 2021
Gerald J. Lieberman Fellowship, Stanford University, 2020
Community Impact Award, Stanford University, 2020
Graduate Research Fellowship Program Fellowship, NSF, 2016

Representative Publications

Full list of publications

1. Boswell MA* and Kidziński Ł*, Hicks JL, Uhlrich SD, Falisse A, and Delp SL. 2023. Smartphone videos of the sit-to-stand test predict osteoarthritis and other clinical health measures. npj Digital Medicine. *Authors contributed equally.
2. Boswell MA, Evans KM, Zion SR, Boles DB, Hicks JL, Delp SL, and Crum AJ. 2023. Mindsets predict physical activity levels for people with knee osteoarthritis. Annals of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
3. 4.Hicks J* and Boswell MA*, Althoff T, Crum AJ, Ku JP, Landay JA, Moya PML, Murnane EL, Snyder MP, King AC, and Delp SL. 2022. Leveraging digital technology for scalable public health promotion: An interdisciplinary perspective. Annual Review of Public Health. Accepted. *Authors contributed equally.
4. Boswell MA* and Uhlrich SD*, Thomas K, Kolesar JA, Gold GE, Beaupre GS, and Delp SL. (2021). A neural network to predict the knee adduction moment in patients with osteoarthritis using anatomical landmarks obtainable from 2D video analysis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 29(3): 346-356. *Authors contributed equally.
5. Pincheira PA* and Boswell M*, Franchi MV, Delp SL, and Lichtwark GA. (2021). Biceps femoris long head sarcomere and fascicle length adaptations after 3 weeks of eccentric exercise training. Journal of sport and health science. 11(1): 43-49. *Authors contributed equally.
6. Uhlrich S, Kolesar J, Kidziński Ł, Boswell MA, Silder A, Gold GE, Delp SL, and Beaupre GS. 2022. Personalization improves the biomechanical efficacy of foot progression angle modifications in individuals with medial knee osteoarthritis. Journal of Biomechanics. 114 (111312).
7. Zion S, Zaleta AK, Boswell MA, Heathcote LC, Dweck CS, and Crum AJ. 2022. Illness Mindsets in Health and Disease: Development & Validation of the Illness Mindset Inventory (IMI). Health Psychology. Under review.
8. Berki V, Boswell MA, Ciltea D, Guseila LM, Goss L, Barnes S, Berme N, McMillan GR, and Davis B. 2015. Expanded butterfly plots: A new method to analyze simultaneous pressure and shear on the plantar skin surface during gait. Journal of Biomechanics 48(10), pp. 2214-2216.

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