[1] Based at Flinders University, she is an expert in Indigenous stone tool analysis, but better known for her research into the archaeology of orbital debris, terrestrial launch sites, and satellite tracking stations.

[5] Her doctoral thesis examined how archaeologists can identify tools used in body modification through wear and residue analysis.

[6] After graduation, she continued working as a heritage consultant until receiving a permanent academic position at Flinders University in 2005.

[11] Gorman's space archaeology research includes the oldest satellite still in orbit, Vanguard 1, the Woomera and Kourou terrestrial launch sites, and the Orroral Valley NASA Tracking Station.

In 2013, Gorman received recognition for her work on the archaeology of space when she was invited to present at TEDx Sydney.

[18] In 2017 she was awarded the Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing for her essay "Trace fossils: The silence of Ediacara, the shadow of uranium".