Iain D. Thomson (born 1968) is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the University of New Mexico. He is known for his expertise on Heidegger's philosophy, philosophy of education, philosophy of technology and environmental philosophy.Thomson received the Gunter Starkey Award for Teaching Excellence and a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Research Fellowship. He is featured in Tao Ruspoli's film Being in the World. His articles on Heidegger have been published in such journals as Inquiry, Journal of the History of Philosophy, The Harvard Review of Philosophy, the International Journal of Philosophical Studies, and the Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology.