Dr. Toney is a scientist, educator and writer, published widely in peer-reviewed scientific journals, news media, as well as short fiction stories in Sick Lit Magazine, O-Dark-Thirty, the literary journal of The Veterans Writing Project, The East Coast Literary Review, Crack The Spine and in 2 Elizabeths. Recently, he was nominated for Pushcart Prizes for his 100 word story, “The Quiet Raspberry Wormhole” in Crack The Spine as well as for a collection of 100 word stories in Sick Lit Magazine. He serves as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Kean University.