On December 16, 2013, Zinnia M. Cintrón Marrero, defended her thesis titled Las terapias complementarias y alternativas; La vida con el síndrome de Gilles de la Tourette; La crianza de un niño con síndrome de Gilles de la Tourette, translation from English into Spanish of the chapters, "Complementary and Alternative Therapies" by Kathy Kompoliti, "Living with Tourette Syndrome" by Samuel H. Zinner and Christine Erdie-Lalena, and "Parenting a Child with Tourette Syndrome" by Elaine Fantle Shimbert.
The Thesis Committee, formed by Alejandro Álvarez Nieves, Ph.D., Lydia Santiago, Ph.D., and thesis advisor Prof. Carmen E. Díaz, awarded her thesis the grade sobresaliente.