Asia Sheehab
ACADEMIC COMMUNITY SPECIALIST
Asia works with GFI’s university innovation team to support The Alt Protein Project.
Areas of expertise: program coordination and operations, mentoring, food systems, nutrition research, community-building
Asia uses she/her pronouns.
Asia empowers and mentors student groups around the globe via The Alt Protein Project to transform their universities into engines for alternative protein research, education, and innovation. Prior to joining GFI, Asia facilitated clinical nutrition research studies focused on protein consumption and muscle health at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center and worked with organizations like the Blue Zones Project and the Humane League to engage local and academic communities. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Simmons University and a Master’s of Nutrition Science and Food Policy from Tufts University. Asia is passionate about science communication and brings a strong interest in equitable food systems, animal welfare, and sustainability to our work at GFI.
