On May 16, 2013, Kenneth Battisti Torres, defended him thesis titled Los bárbaros, a piece of Spanish subtitling of the first, second and third episodes of the series Barbarians by Robert H. Gardner.
The Thesis Committee, formed by Alejandro Álvarez, Ph.D., Aurora Lauzardo, Ph.D., and thesis advisor Yvette Torres, M.A., awarded him thesis the grade notable.