Josh Ehrlich
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BIO
Dr. Josh Ehrlich is faculty in the Institute for Social Research (Survey Research Center) and the Medical School (Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences), as well as Associate Director of the Center for Global Health Equity and University of Michigan. He also has an appointment as Honorary Associate Professor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Dr. Ehrlich leads a research program on the population science of global aging and has an interest in how sensory health (vision, hearing, etc) shapes aging, health, retirement, and well-being. His work bridges epidemiology, demography, the social sciences, clinical medicine, and public policy to shape how societies approach aging and equity.
One of his team’s flagship projects, LOSHAK (the Longitudinal Study of Health and Ageing in Kenya), a collaboration with Aga Khan University-East Africa and the Kenyan Government, is part of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) Around the World and Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol (HCAP) Networks. LOSHAK provides unprecedented insights into aging in Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond, informing policies for healthier, more equitable longevity. Dr. Ehrlich’s research also explores sensory health as a lens to understand aging, health, and well-being through initiatives like SENSE Network and Mi-SHARC, collaboratives that are dedicated to interdisciplinary research, training, and policy translation.
Dr. Ehrlich’s research is funded by Gates Ventures and the US National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute on Aging, National Eye Institute, and Fogarty International Center. His research and commentary have appeared in The New York Times, CNN, and The Lancet Global Health, and he frequently speaks on how science can inform fairer, healthier aging worldwide.
- Anis Davoudi, Ryan J. Dougherty, Amal A. Wanigatunga, Yuri Agrawal, Nicholas S. Reed, Josh Ehrlich, Alden L. Gross, Jennifer A. Schrack. 2026. Sensorimotor Impairment and Incident Dementia in the US Medicare Beneficiaries. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Trujillo Tanner, Corinna, Yorgason, Jeremy B, Case Fankhauser, Rebekah, Olmo, Jeana, Wanlass, Jase, Wettstein, Markus, Josh Ehrlich, Markides, Kyriakos. 2026. Social Isolation and Sensory Difficulties: A Comparison of Populations from Mexico and the United States. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B
- Shu Xu, Philippa J Clarke, Michelle J. Sun, Josh Ehrlich. 2026. Home Hazards, Visual Function, and Falls in Older Adults. JAMA Ophthalmology 144(2):121-128.
- Odayappan, Annamalai, Josh Ehrlich, Berendschot, Tos TJM, Owda, Ahmed, Rama Iyer, Swetha Sampangi, Sun, Michelle, Iswarya, Mani, Mala, Radhakrishnan, Kavitha, Srinivasan, AB, Carroll, Venkatesh, Rengaraj. 2026. Family Screening in Glaucoma: A Scoping Review. Ophthalmology Glaucoma
- Liu, Jeffrey, Saleem, Zara, Mubeen, Amani, Toiv, Avi, Newman-Casey, Paula Anne, Josh Ehrlich, Freedman, Sharon F., Killeen, Olivia. 2026. Well-child vision screening outcomes and guideline adherence at two major academic health systems in the United States. Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus :104816.
- Srinivas Marmamula, Vidya Paramparambath, Thirupathi Reddy Kumbham, Vinitha Mingi, Anand Sagar Avula, Uday Kishore Pusuluru, Venkateswara Rao Pilla, Soumya Sri Ambaragonda, Shravya Maddela, Shiva Kumar Chakali, Kavitha Kummari, Anjali Boravelly, Sai Krishna Sirimalla, Swetha Krishnan, Charulatha Sekar, Abhinaya Mohan, Lakshmi Narasamma Kambhapu, Josh Ehrlich, David E Bloom. 2026. Vision loss, disability and multimorbidity among older people in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in South India: the longitudinal eye health, ageing and disability study (LEADS) -- study protocol. BMJ Public Health 4(2)
- Shu Xu, Mickey Nguyen, Yunshu Zhou, Mengyao Hu, Josh Ehrlich, Lindsey B. De Lott. 2026. A Clinically Relevant Threshold of Impaired Contrast Sensitivity Among Older US Adults. JAMA Ophthalmology
- Herrod, Scott K., Hutton-Mensah, Edinam Y., Alder, Connor J., Friedman, David S., Zhao, Yan, Ademola-Popoola, Dupe, Essuman, Vera A., Rees, Chris A., Kalua, Khumbo, Goss, Deborah, Ehrlich, Joshua R., Sherief, Sadik Taju, Herrod, Scott K., Hutton-Mensah, Edinam Y., Alder, Connor J., Friedman, David S., Zhao, Yan, Ademola-Popoola, Dupe, Essuman, Vera A., Rees, Chris A., Kalua, Khumbo, Goss, Deborah, Josh Ehrlich, Sherief, Sadik Taju. 2026. Locally-affiliated authorship in global eye health research conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa between 2003 and 2022. Eye :1-13.
- Vladimir Mamchik, Josh Ehrlich. 2026. Visual disability accommodations and ophthalmology. BMJ Open Ophthalmology 11(3)
- Shu Xu, Yan-Jhu Su, Josh Ehrlich, Qian Song. 2025. Associations Between Self-Reported Visual Difficulty, Age of Onset, and Cognitive Function Trajectories Among Chinese Older Adults. Journal of Aging and Health 37(5-6):305-316.