He has conceptualized, developed and authored the Breaking Barriers series for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF), which analyzes success indicators for school-aged Black males. Toldson was the lead author of The Quest for Excellence: Supporting the Academic Success of Minority Males in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Disciplines. Toldson received his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at Temple University. He has received formal training in applied statistics from the University of Michigan, and held visiting research and teacher appointments at Emory University, Drexel University and the Morehouse School of Medicine.