Shervin Assari

Assari's work delves into the impact of structural racism on the health outcomes of Black populations within the United States. Central to his research is the groundbreaking "Minorities' Diminished Returns" theory, which sheds light on a perplexing aspect of racial health inequalities: the phenomenon where, paradoxically, the health gap between racial groups actually expands among those with higher socioeconomic status. This theory offers a crucial explanation for a persistent and troubling trend—the fact that, despite significant investments and efforts aimed at closing these health disparities, they have remained stubbornly entrenched over time.