He currently teaches applied voice and the vocal diction courses. Prior to coming to the University of Evansville, Dr. McCluskey was an assistant professor of music at Shorter University in Rome, Georgia where he taught applied voice, vocal diction, song literature, and second semester of vocal pedagogy. He holds a doctor of music degree from the Jacobs School of Music where he studied with Distinguished Professor, Timothy Noble. His Masters of Music and Bachelors of Music come from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Additionally, McCluskey received training while participating in the Merola Program with the San Francisco Opera, the Musicians Club of America in Franklin, North Carolina, and at the Chautauqua Institute in New York.