Roxanne Holly Padley

Roxanne Holly Padley is originally from the UK and holds dual British-Italian citizenship. She is currently Tenure-track Assistant Professor in English Language, Translation and Linguistics at the Pegaso Digital University and she was previously Research Fellow at the University of Bergamo. She is also institutional translator and conference interpreter. She holds a PhD in English linguistics specialising in healthcare communication, applied linguistics and corpus linguistic methodologies and she is also visiting professor of English for Academic Purposes at the University of Oxford. Her research interests include English for specific purposes (scientific-medical English), healthcare communication, corpus-based discourse analysis and English language teaching with new technologies.
She has published and presented widely on an international level on all of these topics and some of her recent publications of note include a chapter in The Routledge Handbook of Discourse and Disinformation (2023), two class A journal articles in Textus (2024), one in mediAzioni (2024) and a forthcoming (2025) monograph (Peter Lang) entitled Applying Linguistics to Healthcare Communication and Interaction through Corpus Based Analysis: The Case of Cosmetic Surgery Discourses.

Monograph

Padley, RH. (2025 – fc). Applying Linguistics to Healthcare Communication and Interaction through Corpus Based Analysis: The Case of Cosmetic Surgery Discourses. Bern: Peter Lang.

Class A Journal Publications

Padley, RH. (2025 – fc). An Appraisal of the Effectiveness of Corpus Linguistic Research Feedback: Healthcare Professionals’ Perceptions. In Maci, S & Padley, RH (Eds) Healthcare Communication Discourses and the Applied Linguist. International Journal of Language Studies. ISSN 2157-4898

Maci, SM., Padley, RH. (2024). Negotiating Power Dynamics in Medical Encounters as Private Sector “Business Interactions.” Textus, 3(24), 23-52 ISSN 1824-3967

Padley, RH. (2024). “You Won’t be Able to Tell it’s been done:” A Linguistic Analysis of Stigma in Cosmetic Surgery Discourse. mediAzioni - Rivista online di studi interdisciplinari in lingue e culture, 43, 144-163 ISSN 1974-4382

Padley, RH. (2024). A Comparative Analysis of Scientific and Recontextualised Breast Cancer Discourses: “Reconstructing” Female Identity. Textus, 1(24), 209-231. ISSN 1824-3967

Padley, RH. (2022). Information Channels and Narratives: To vaccinate or not to vaccinate, that is the question. In Gonzàlez Luna, AM., Grego, K., Mapelli, G., Mottura, B. (Eds), Words, Powers and Pandemics. Altre Modernità, 28(2), 194-216. ISSN 2035-7680

Padley, RH. (2022). Shame, Discrimination and Disability: Unveiling Narratives of Obesity. In Hughes, B. & Nisco MC (Eds). Disability, Shame and Discrimination. International Journal of Language Studies, 16(4), 43-64. ISSN 2157-4898

Journal Articles and Chapters

Padley, RH. (2025). Navigating Medical Lexis: A Digital Era and Shifting Patient Expertise. In Tessuto, G., Maci SM. & Zerbe, MJ. Communicating Medical Science in the Digital Age: Culture, Knowledge, Expertise, Practices. Medical Discourse and Communication. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars. ISBN: 1-5275-9471-8

Di Pace, B., & Padley, RH. (2024). Precision Medicine in Oncology and Plastic Surgery: Advancing Personalised Care. Journal of Surgical Oncology, Advance online publication. DOI: 10.1002/JSO.27965

Di Pace, B., & Padley, RH. (2024). Enhancing Treatment Compliance in Breast Cancer Patients: A Multi-faceted Approach. Journal of Surgical Oncology, 130(1), 38-39. DOI: 10.1002/jso.27679

Di Pace, B., & Padley, RH. (2024). Breast cancer survivorship: A viewpoint. Journal of Surgical Oncology, 130(2), 164-165. DOI: 10.1002/jso.27680

Di Pace, B., & Padley, RH. (2024). Survivorship and breast cancer: Navigating the continuum of care. Journal of Surgical Oncology, 130(1), 36-37. DOI: 10.1002/jso.27671

Di Pace, B. & Padley, RH. (2024). Empowering Patients Through Shared Decision Making in Breast Cancer Consultations. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Advance online publication. DOI: 10.1007/s00266-024-03937-y

Padley, RH. (2024). New Trends in Second Language Assessment at Tertiary Level: Artificial Intelligence Friend or Foe? The Journal of Applied Languages and Linguistics, 7(1), 7-16. ISSN 2585-2426

Padley, RH. (2023). Exploring health-related misinformation, disinformation, and “fake news.” In Maci, S.M., Demata, M., McGlashan, M., Seargeant, P. The Routledge Handbook of Discourse and Disinformation. London & New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis (359-369). ISBN 978-1-003-22449-5

Padley, RH. (2022). The Use of Authentic Consultation Recordings in the English for Medical Purposes Classroom. Scripta Manent, 17(2), 21-41. ISSN 1854-2042

Padley, RH. (2022). “Tell me what you don’t like about yourself:” The Translation of Gender in Nip/Tuck. In Sala, M. (Eds) Gender, Translation and Discourse. Cerlis Series, 11, 135-162. ISSN 2532-2559

Padley, RH., & Di Pace, B. (2021). The Psychological Impact of Remote Communication on Body-Image Perception: Cosmetic Surgery on the Rise. Aesthetic plastic surgery, 46(3), 1507–1509. DOI: 10.1007/s00266-021-02554-3

Guzzo, S., McGrath, S. & Padley, RH. (2021) Introduction: Changing Discourses and Adapting Practice. In Guzzo, S., Mcgrath, S., Padley RH. (Eds), Insights into Diversified Communication, Research and Education during COVID-19: Changing Times. I-LanD International Journal, 2(2), 3-7. DOI: 10.26379/IL2021002_001

Guzzo, S. & Padley, RH. (2021) New Practices in Academia: Moving towards Hybridity. In Guzzo, S., Mcgrath, S., Padley RH. (Eds), Insights into Diversified Communication, Research and Education during COVID-19: Changing Times. I-LanD International Journal, 2(2), 12-25. DOI: 10.26379/IL2021002_006

Padley, RH. & Di Pace, B. (2021) Medical Advances in Telehealth and Innovative Communication: New Directions. Gazzetta Medica Italiana – Archivio per le Scienze Mediche, 180(4), 99-101. DOI: 10.23736/S0393-3660.21.04606-4 

Padley, RH. & Di Pace, B. (2021) Touch-ups, Rejuvenation, Re-dos and Revisions: Remote Communication and Cosmetic Surgery on the Rise. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 45(6), 3078–3080. DOI: 10.1007/s00266-021-02235-1

Guzzo, S. & Padley, RH. (2020) A Corpus-Based Analysis of Cosmetic Surgery Discourse: Signs of Age(ism) in the British Press. In Ilie, C. & Zolla, SA. (Eds), Hybrid Dialogues: Transcending Binary Thinking and Moving Away from Societal Polarizations. I-LanD International Journal, 1(2), 88-96. DOI: 10.26379/IL2020002_007

Padley, RH. (2020) Italian Coronavirus-19 Teaching Emergency: Motivation and Performance Online. Atti di Convegno Nazionale AICLU Centri Linguistici di Ateneo: strategie di intervento nei processi di comunicazione interlinguistica e interculturale. Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane (277-296). ISBN 978-88-495-4684-2

Padley, RH. & Di Pace, B. (2020) Four Strategies for Plastic Surgery Education amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 148(1), 152e-153e. DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000008078

Padley, RH. & Di Pace, B. (2020) COVID-19 lockdown learning: The revolution of virtual teaching. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 74(2), 407-447. DOI: 10.1016/J.BJPS.2020.08.075

Padley, RH. (2020) Italian Coronavirus Teaching Emergency: A comparative analysis of university student motivation and performance – online vs face-to-face English language learning. The Journal of Applied Languages and Linguistics, 2(2), 38-52 ISSN 2585-2426

Padley, RH. (2019) Le peculiarità e le sfumature che caratterizzano la lingua italiana nell’ottica straniera e che ne consentono un più facile apprendimento Civitas Hippocratica, 3(4), 17. ISSN 1124-5301

Padley, RH. (2019) An Analysis of Medical Discourse: Cosmetic Surgery and Signs of Age(ism) ESTIDIA Conference Proceedings, L’Orientale (Naples, 19th - 21st September), 83-84. DOI:10.17613/jy6g-1z22

Padley, RH. (2019) Delexicalised Verb-Noun Collocations in Italian EFL Learners: The Influence of Language Transfer. The Journal of Applied Languages and Linguistics, 3(3), 95-101. ISSN 2585-2426

Padley, RH. (2019) EFL Teenage Learner Motivation: Material Design. Civitas Hippocratica, 5(6), 37. ISSN 1124-5301

Padley, RH. (2019) Assessment in EFL Young Learners: Formative or Summative? Civitas Hippocratica. 5(6), 38. ISSN 1124-5301

Reviews

Padley, RH. (2022) Review of D’Angelo, L., Mauranen, A. & Maci, S. (Eds). Metadiscourse in Digital Communication: New Research, Approaches and Methodologies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2021. Scripta Manent, 18(1), 54-57. ISSN 1854-2042

Special Issues

Maci, S & Padley, RH. (2025). Healthcare Communication Discourses and the Applied Linguist. International Journal of Language Studies [Special Issue]. ISSN: 2157-4898

Guzzo, S., Mcgrath, S. & Padley, RH. (2021). Insights into Diversified Communication, Research and Education during COVID-19: Changing Times. I-LanD International Journal [Special Issue]. ISSN: 2532-6368