Lara Cherbal

Lara Cherbal is a PhD candidate and research assistant at the Institute of Geography of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, specializing in Human Geography. Her research focuses on the identity and belonging of young Omanis in the context of modernization and socio-spatial transformations. She holds a Master of Education in French and Geography from Mainz and a Licence en géographie from Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté.

• Affiliations: Institute of Geography, Gutenberg Graduate School (GSHS), Middle East Studies Association (MESA)
• Teaching: Courses on Middle Eastern and Human Geography, including 'Arabian Gulf States' and 'Cultural Geography.'

Her doctoral project examines how Omani youth navigate modernization while maintaining familial and cultural traditions. Recent lectures include analyses of Muscat’s urban socio-spatial changes and identity practices among youth. Active in interdisciplinary networks like DAVO and the German-Omani Association.