Creative Non-Fiction

• [Under anonymous review]: An exploration of grief in the wake of loss
• [Under anonymous review]: A love letter to reading and physical books
• Ærøskøbing (work-in-progress): A couple struggles to get married in the midst of the pandemic before an international move

Short Fiction

• The Static of the Universe (under review): An astronaut orbits the moon, reeling from the loss of her crewmates in a lunar lander crash. Struggling with grief and isolation, she is confronted with the possibility of the Earth’s disappearance.
• Carry On, Gregory (under review): Gregory lives out of his suitcase, traveling the world until he finds it impossible to stop.
• Even I Will One Day Cease (under review): A man awakens on a ship, drifting in space, alone. A chance encounter with something beautiful transforms him.

Peer-Reviewed Academic Book Chapters

• Marquis, L. & M. Daku. 2021. “Research Ethics” In Key Concepts in Research Methods, eds. J-F Morin, C. Olsson, and E. Atikcan. Oxford University Press: UK.
• Crandall, E., K. Puddister, & M. Daku. 2019. “Covering the Court: Media Framing of Physician-Assisted Dying Litigation from Rodriguez to Carter” In What’s #Trending in Canadian Politics? Understanding Transformations in Power, Media, & the Public Sphere, eds. M. Lalancette, V. Raynauld, & E. Crandall. UBC Press.
• Hengeveld, M. & M. Daku. 2015. “Education as Domination: Girls’ experiences in desegregated White South African schools.” In Educating Adolescent Girls around the Globe: Challenges and Implications, eds. S. L. Stacki & S. Baily. Routledge: New York.
• Daku, M. 2013. “Political Leadership and HIV/AIDS in South Africa.” In Africa Rising: A Continent’s Future through the Eyes of Emerging Scholars, eds Erica Shaw & Hayley Mackinnon. CIGI: Waterloo.

Peer-Reviewed Academic Publications

• Crotty, S. & M. Daku. 2023. “An Exploratory Geospatial Typology of Illicit Massage Businesses in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.” Papers in Applied Geography. 9(2).  
• Allen-Valley, A. & M. Daku. 2019. “Delayed Responses: Reactivity in International Responses to the Ebola and Zika Crises.” Global Health Governance. 
• Huang, J., F. Majid & M. Daku. 2019. “Estimating effects of Uber ride sharing service on road traffic mortality in South Africa: A quasi-experimental study.” Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
• Daku, M. 2018. “Ethics Beyond Ethics: The Need for Virtuous Researchers.” BMC Medical Ethics. 19(Suppl 1)
• Soroka, S., M. Daku, D. Hiaeshutter-Rice, J. Pasek & L. Guggenheim. 2017. “Negativity and Positivity Biases in Economic News Coverage: Traditional Versus Social Media.” Communication Research. 45(7).
• Daku, M. & K. Pelc. 2017. “Who Holds the Most Influence Over WTO Jurisprudence?” International Journal of Economic Law. 20(2).
• Moreau, J. & M. Daku. 2017. “Much `I do’ about nothing? The impact of South Africa’s Civil Union Act on media representations of marriage.” Journal of African Media Studies. 9(1), 145–61.
• Craft, J. & M. Daku. 2017. “A Comparative Assessment of Elite Policy Recruits in Canada.” Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis. 19(3), 207–226.
• Nazif-Muñoz J. I. & M. Daku. 2016. “Are health systems in Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean reducing traffic fatalities?” Traffic Injury Prevention. 17(S1): 178–181.
• Heymann, J. & M. Daku. 2014. “A Simple Solution: Ensuring Equitable Access to Sick Leave.” Canadian Medical Association Journal. 186(13): 975–976.
• Daku, M., A. Gibbs, & J. Heymann. 2013. “Representations of MDR and XDR-TB in South African Newspapers.” Social Science & Medicine. 75(2): 410–418.
• Daku, M., A. Raub, & J. Heymann. 2012. Maternal Leave Policies and Vaccination Coverage: A Global Analysis. Social Science & Medicine 74(2): 120–124.

Blogs, Newspapers, and Other Media

• Bouché, V. & M. Daku. 2019. “Who’s disproportionately prosecuted for human trafficking? Young black men.” Monkey Cage Blog, The Washington Post.
• Patterson, A. S., & M. Daku. “On World AIDS Day, Why the Politics of AIDS is so Important.” 2018. Monkey Cage Blog, The Washington Post.
• Daku, M. 2016. “Activists urge continuation of special investments in community, rights and gender.” Global Fund Observer, no. 299.
• Oberth, G. & M. Daku. 2016. “Global Fund tops PEPFAR on engagement of key populations: Survey” Global Fund Observer, no. 294.
• Daku, M. & G. Oberth. 2016. “Report calls for a fully funded Global Fund to achieve results with key populations.” Global Fund Observer, no. 292.
• Daku, M. 2016. “What the HIV/AIDS epidemic can tell us about how to fight Zika.” Monkey Cage Blog, The Washington Post.
• Daku, M. 2012. “HIV/AIDS, Swaziland, and the Global Fund.” Africa Portal (36).
• Daku, M. 2011. “Tuberculosis and Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in South Africa.” Africa Portal (16).